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Two Women Arrested Following Impaired Driving Incident in Grand Bank
Two women from Grand Bank on the Burin Peninsula are facing a slew of charges following an altercation connected to a drunk driving incident in the town. Around 8 p.m. last Saturday, police received a...
Sep 30, 2021
Joint Agreement Reached on Consultation With Innu on Financial Restructuring of Muskrat Falls, Court Injunction Discontinued
The federal and provincial governments reached an agreement with the Innu Nation that provides for consultation with the Innu on the financial restructuring of the Lower Churchill project as part of R...
Sep 29, 2021 (Muskrat Falls file photo, August 2019, courtesy Nalcor.)
First Responders on Scene of Serious Accident on Portugal Cove Road in St. John's
First responders are on the scene of a serious accident between a car and a motorcycle on Portugal Cove Road near the west bound on-ramp to the TCH. The accident is in the south bound lane. Traffic in...
Sep 29, 2021
Over 100 Employers Coming Forward for Pathways Job Matching Program
Over 100 employers have come forward just one week after the provincial government introduced the Pathways Job Matching program. The program matches employers with newcomers looking for work. I'm at t...
Sep 29, 2021
HVGB RCMP Asking Residents to Check Properties for Signs of Missing Man
RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are asking area residents to check their properties as they continue their investigation into the disappearance of 47-year-old Todd Penney. More officers and the RCMP's ...
Sep 29, 2021
Province Reporting 16 New Cases of COVID-19, New Restrictions for Travellers Under 12
Another 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being reported in the province today. Fifteen are in the Central Health region and one is in Eastern Health. There are four presumptive cases in Central ...
Sep 29, 2021 (File photo.)
St. John's "Going Rogue" as New Basketball Team Unveiled
Mile One Centre is going Rogue. Tony Kenny, President of 2001 Investments Limited, the group bringing the new American Basketball Association team to St. John's, unveiled what they're calling a new er...
Sep 29, 2021
Railway Tracks Stolen from Clarenville Heritage Society Site
The Clarenville Heritage Society is disheartened by the recent theft of a vital piece of the area's collective history. Somehow, someone made off with three lengths of railway tracks which are used to...
Sep 29, 2021
MP Calls for Increased Focus on Search and Rescue Resources in Labrador
The newly re-elected MP for the federal riding of Labrador believes an increased focus needs to be put on Search and Rescue resources in the region. The search for two missing fishermen off the coast ...
Sep 29, 2021
Snelgrove Sentencing Set for November 12
The sentencing hearing began this morning for suspended RNC officer Douglas Snelgrove, convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after giving her a ride home in his police car while on duty. The Crown ...
Sep 29, 2021 (File photo.)
