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Two Berry Pickers Safe and Sound After Getting Lost Near Pouch Cove
Two people who became lost while berry-picking near St. John's Friday afternoon are safe and sound. The man and woman were in the woods in the Pouch Cove area when they realized they couldn't find the...
Aug 20, 2021 (RNC police dog Gunner. File photo.)
Growlers Announce Eric Wellwood as New Head Coach
The Newfoundland Growlers have a new head coach. Eric Wellwood becomes the third person to take the reins of the Growlers, the Toronto Maple Leafs' ECHL affiliate. "I am grateful for the opportunity t...
Aug 20, 2021 (Photo courtesy Newfoundland Growlers.)
Paradise Unveils New Natural Park Area Named "Farrell's Lookout"
The Town of Paradise has opened a new natural park area on Tilting Place in the community. Farrell's Lookout will honour the family that settled the land in 1884, where six generations of Farrell's ha...
Aug 20, 2021
Family in the Goulds Shocked After Discovering Bullet Holes in Senior's Car
A family in the Goulds is concerned after finding two bullet holes in the car that belongs to their elderly matriarch. The 78-year-old woman went out to her car, which was parked in her driveway, Wedn...
Aug 20, 2021
Two New Cases of COVID-19 in NL, Officials Identify Source of Small Cluster
There are two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador today. Both cases are in the Eastern Health region, and are linked to travel within Canada. Otherwise, there are no new recov...
Aug 20, 2021
Officials Seeking Information on Moose Poaching Incident Near Goobies
Law enforcement is looking for information from the public regarding the illegal killing of a moose on the old rail bed near the weigh scales east of Goobies. Officers found the front half of a moose ...
Aug 20, 2021 (File photo.)
RNC Equine Therapy Program Welcomes Two Newfoundland Ponies
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's Mounted Unit has welcomed two Newfoundland Ponies into their equine therapy program. The ponies, Midnight and Katie's Rose, were donated to the force and will be ...
Aug 20, 2021
Metro Police Arrest Multiple Impaired Drivers Overnight
A woman was arrested after several cars were struck in a St. John's parking lot Thursday night. The incident happened at a lot on Blackmarsh Road shortly before 8 p.m. The 55-year-old was charged with...
Aug 20, 2021
Gander to Mark 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with Two Days of Events
The Town of Gander has two days of events planned to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and the day the world came to town. Thirty-four commercial jets, four military planes and about 6,000 passengers...
Aug 20, 2021
Rovers, Coast Guard Called to Help Injured Hiker on East Coast Trail
Rescuers were called out to help an injured hiker on the East Coast Trail last night. The RNC got the call shortly before 8 p.m. and summoned the Rovers Search and Rescue unit and the Coast Guard. The...
Aug 20, 2021
