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RNC Mounted Unit Soon to Return to Government House Grounds
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's mounted unit will soon be back on the grounds of Government House for the season. A new partnership between the RNC and Rainbow Riders for a first responder equin...
Jun 17, 2021 (File photo of RNC Mounted Unit members.)
Man Arrested for Drunk Driving After Crashing into Utility Pole in CBS
A man has been charged with drunk driving after an accident in Conception Bay South last night. RNC officers descended on Foxtrap at about 7:00 p.m. after a pickup crashed into a utility pole in the a...
Jun 17, 2021
Corner Brook RNC Continue to Seek Public's Assistance Locating Missing Man
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in Corner Brook is again asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing person. On Tuesday, June 8, 61-year-old Stewart Taylor of Corner Brook was reporte...
Jun 17, 2021
Workers at Department of National Defence in Labrador Cry Foul, Plan Protest
Unionized workers at the military base in central Labrador are going to demonstrate tomorrow over layoffs at the facility. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says 11 employees have been laid off wi...
Jun 17, 2021 (Image courtesy of Google Maps)
Talks Between CUPE and Town of Grand Falls-Windsor Stall with Work Stoppage Looming
Talks between Grand Falls-Windsor and the union that represents its workers have reached an impasse with a possible work stoppage on the horizon. Negotiations between the town and CUPE Local 1349 bega...
Jun 17, 2021 (Photo: Town of Grand Falls-Windsor)
Canadian Blood Services Holding Summer Blood Drive Today in St. John's
VOCM is holding its annual summer blood drive today on this National Blood Donor Week. The blood drive runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7 Wicklow Street in St. John's. The event is by appointment only du...
Jun 17, 2021
Suspected Drug-Impaired Driver Causes Minor Collision with RCMP Cruiser
Burin Peninsula RCMP arrested a known suspended driver for drug-impaired driving after pulling him over on Monday. An officer noticed the person operating a truck on Route 210 just south of Marystown ...
Jun 17, 2021
Fuel Prices Move By Less Than a Cent This Week
There's not much change in fuel prices this week, with all prices moving by less than a cent each. Gas is down by 0.4 cents per litre this morning while all other fuel prices are up slightly. Diesel a...
Jun 17, 2021
All Previously Booked Second Dose Vaccine Appointments Beyond August 6 Cancelled; New Dates Available Monday
Eastern Health's COVID-19 vaccine portal crashed for a time yesterday afternoon after it was revealed that people can start bumping up their second dose appointments. Chief Medical Officer of Health D...
Jun 17, 2021
Province Poised to Hit 75 Per Cent Threshold for First Doses This Week
Even though rates of COVID-19 and vaccination numbers are favourable at the moment, it doesn't necessarily mean that Newfoundland and Labrador's reopening plan will be accelerated. The province is exp...
Jun 17, 2021
