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61-Year-Old Man Killed in ATV Crash Near Port aux Basques
A 61-year-old man is dead following an ATV crash on the T'Railway at Red Rocks in the Port aux Basques area. RCMP received a report just before 6:30 yesterday evening that the side by side had crashed...
Dec 30, 2021
Banner Year for Crab and Lobster Sales, says FFAW President
This was a tough year for some sectors of the fishing industry because of COVID-19 and other factors, but for some harvesters it was a banner year. Sales of crab and lobster were up by 20 per cent to ...
Dec 30, 2021 (File photo: Keith Sullivan)
NLTA Calling for Stronger Safety Protocols in Schools
The Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Union is urging government to impose stronger safety protocols in the province's schools once students return to in-class learning. Classes resume next Wednesda...
Dec 30, 2021
Trial for Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl Postponed Indefinitely
The trial of a man accused of raping a teenage girl in her Cowan Heights home has been postponed indefinitely. 30-year-old Stephen Hopkins had pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, forcible confinemen...
Dec 30, 2021 (File photo, Stephen Hopkins in HMP.)
Opposition Calling on Government to Provide Small Business Support
The PC Opposition has drafted a formal plea to ensure local businesses get the support they need to survive through the latest lockdowns associated with COVID-19. Leader David Brazil says he's sent co...
Dec 30, 2021
Growlers Coach Eric Wellwood Named ECHL All-Star Game Bench Boss
The Head Coach of the Newfoundland Growlers will be manning the bench for the 2022 ECHL All-star game. Eric Wellwood has been named the Head Coach of the ECHL All-Stars in the 2022 Warrior/ECHL All-St...
Dec 30, 2021 Photo Courtesy of Growlers Twitter.
RCMP Asking for Public Assistance in ATV Crash Investigation
RCMP are looking for the public's help in their investigation into an ATV crash on the Trans Canada Highway in Grand Falls-Windsor earlier this week. Police say one man was taken to hospital with seri...
Dec 30, 2021
Blood Donors Needed to Fill Hundreds of Open Appointments
Canadian Blood Services is still open and is asking people to roll up their sleeves to help fill the immediate need for blood donors. In the St. John's area, there are over 200 open appointments betwe...
Dec 30, 2021
Keep New Year's Gatherings as Small as Possible, says CMOH
Any New Year's gatherings planned in the coming days should be among people who are steady, close contacts and be "as small as possible." The surge in COVID-19 cases reported in recent days is the res...
Dec 30, 2021
Slight Bump at the Pumps Today
A small bump at the pumps this morning. The regulated price of gas is up by about 2 and a half cents a litre (2.4), while diesel is up by 4 cents. Furnace and stove oil are both up by 3 and a half cen...
Dec 30, 2021
