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Outfitting Industry Bounces Back with Eased Travel Restrictions
Local outfitters are finally seeing a positive turnaround after what has been a devastating couple of seasons. When the pandemic struck, the local outfitter industry was shut down overnight. The indus...
Aug 31, 2021
Three Charged in Connection with St. Bernard's Pharmacy Break-In
Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with a recent pharmacy break-in in St. Bernard's on the Burin Peninsula. RCMP have charged 33-year-old Chad Micheal Emberly of Marystown, 32-y...
Aug 31, 2021
No Movement in Labour Dispute After Meeting Between Grand Falls-Windsor, Union
The two sides in the labour dispute in the town of Grand Falls-Windsor remain at loggerheads. The town, which locked the members of CUPE Local 1349 out on July 15, issued a release on the situation ye...
Aug 31, 2021 (CUPE protest outside Grand Falls-Windsor town hall on July 13.)
Premier Relieved by $25-Million Churchill Falls Settlement with Hydro-Quebec
Premier Andrew Furey is expressing relief over a $25-million settlement reached between the province and Hydro-Quebec on the sale of electricity from the Upper Churchill. In 2019, the Quebec Court of ...
Aug 31, 2021 (Premier Andrew Furey via CPAC,)
George Street Association, Premier Respond to Concerns Raised Over Festival Crowds
The George Street Association is responding to a social media storm from over the weekend after pictures of large, non-socially-distanced crowds at the George Street Festival were met with criticism o...
Aug 31, 2021 (Photo via Twitter.)
Man Charged with Weapons Offences Following Weekend Incident in St. John's
Police arrested and charged a man in the capital city this weekend who not only was reportedly wielding two bladed weapons but allegedly assaulted an officer before being taken into custody. The RNC w...
Aug 31, 2021
RCMP Investigating Break and Enter at Westport Store
RCMP are investing a break and enter at Gale's Store in Westport. Sometime on August 26 or 27, someone forced in the front door of the business and took a quantity of cash and cigarettes. Anyone with ...
Aug 31, 2021
Premiers Furey, Legault Hold First Face-to-Face Meeting
Premier Andrew Furey is calling his first face-to-face meeting with Quebec Premier Francois Legault a "great opportunity" for the two leaders to get to know each other and discuss opportunities of mut...
Aug 30, 2021 (Photo by Emilie Madeau, via Premier Andrew Furey on Twitter.)
NL Outfitters Association Donates Freezers to Help Stock Local Foodbanks
An industry that was particularly hard-hit by the pandemic is doing what it can to help stock local foodbanks with fresh meat and game. The Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitters Association donated fre...
Aug 30, 2021 (Photo courtesy NL Outfitters Association.)
Police Release Surveillance Images of Armed Robbery Suspect
RNC have released images of a suspect in a recent armed robbery at a convenience store in Mount Pearl. Police were called to the store on First Street on the evening of Sunday, July 25. A lone suspect...
Aug 30, 2021
