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Clarenville RCMP Asking Residents to Check for Missing Property After Locating Stolen Items
Clarenville RCMP has located a number of items suspected to be stolen, hidden in a wooded area close to an ATV trail near Marine Drive in Clarenville. Residents in the area are asked to check their pr...
Jan 12, 2022
Former Placentia Mayor Bill Hogan Passes Away
The town of Placentia has lost one of its most dedicated, vocal, and colourful, political leaders. Former Mayor Bill Hogan has passed away at the age of 84. Hogan was larger-than-life, with a plain-sp...
Jan 12, 2022 (Photo via The Harris Centre.)
Lab City Woman Facing Numerous Charges Following Incident in Wabush
A 26-year-old Lab City woman has been charged after an unusual incident in Labrador West Monday night. The RNC were called following reports of a disturbance at a home in Wabush shortly after 10:00 p....
Jan 12, 2022
Avain Flu Found at Backyard Farm on Avalon Peninsula
The Avian flu was confirmed on a farm on the Avalon Peninsula just before Christmas and several hundred birds had to be done away with. Now, the virus has been discovered at another backyard farm in t...
Jan 12, 2022 (File photo.)
St. John's BoT 'Encouraged' by Recent Meeting With Government Officials
The St. John's Board of Trade says it was encouraged by a recent meeting with Premier Andrew Furey and Minister Siobhan Coady. Numerous topics were discussed during the meeting, including the impact o...
Jan 12, 2022 (Photo courtesy Board of Trade Twitter.)
Residential Construction Rebate Program Payment Forms Due by End of Month
Payment forms for the Residential Construction Rebate Program are due at the end of the month. The deadline to submit payment forms for previously approved projects under the program is set for Januar...
Jan 12, 2022
RCMP Investigating Fatal ATV Accident on Burin Peninsula
A 67-year-old man is dead following an ATV accident earlier this week near Terrenceville on the Burin Peninsula. RCMP were called shortly before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, after an ATV left the trail to av...
Jan 12, 2022
Warning Labels on Booze? Global Study Links Alcohol and Cancer
A growing amount of scientific evidence shows a link between alcohol consumption and cancer in humans - leading to calls for warning labels on bottles, similar to those on cigarette packages. The Brit...
Jan 12, 2022
Seven in Hospital as Province Reports 731 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
Seven people are in hospital and another 731 confirmed COVID cases are being reported in the province today, 502 of which are since yesterday, and 229 connected to swabs collected in the week after Ch...
Jan 12, 2022
Personal Care Home Operator Credits Proactive Measures for Keeping COVID Out of Facilities
As COVID continues to emerge in long-term care across the province, one company is crediting proactive measures for so far dodging that bullet. Fort Amherst Health Care operates Mountain View Retireme...
Jan 12, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Fort Amherst Health Care)
