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21-Year-Old Charged With Drugged Driving in CBS
A 21-year-old man is facing impaired driving by drug charges after driving erratically in Conception Bay South early this morning. Around 1:30 a.m., police stopped a car in CBS after being notified of...
May 21, 2021
Furey, O'Regan Defend Local Oil Industry Following IEA Report on Immediate Halt to Investment
The International Energy Agency says investment in new fossil fuel projects must halt immediately if global climate goals are to be met. That's at odds with the province's plans to leverage oil and ga...
May 20, 2021 (Hibernia, via ExxonMobil.)
RCMP Rolls Out Phase 2 of ATV Safety Campaign Aiming to Curb High Number of Fatalities
The RCMP has launched the second phase of their all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety campaign after what they call a successful first phase of the program. Phase one of the campaign was launched in respon...
May 20, 2021
Nunatsiavut Government Issues Travel Restrictions to Reduce Potential Exposure to COVID-19
The Nunatsiavut government is issuing travel restrictions to help reduce potential exposure and spread of COVID-19 on the north coast of Labrador. All people travelling from outside the province bound...
May 20, 2021
NL Reports 4 New Cases of COVID-19, Another 10 Recoveries
There are four new confirmed cases of COVID in the province today. Two are in the Eastern Health region and there are one each in the Central and Western Health regions. Two are travel-related, one is...
May 20, 2021
Armed Robbery at St. John's Service Station Under Investigation
The RNC is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in a recent armed robbery in St. John's. A man entered a service station on the south end of Torbay Road and threatened the cashier, deman...
May 20, 2021
Human Error at Health Sciences Morgue Leads to Wrong Body Being Cremated
Eastern Health says it's already taken steps to ensure the right bodies are taken from its morgue at the Health Sciences Centre. The Telegram reported that the wrong body was recently removed from the...
May 20, 2021 Health Sciences Centre
Small Business Owners Raise Concerns Over Potential Loss of DRL Service
Some small businesses are wondering what's next if the DRL bus service is forced to shut down. General manager Jason Roberts says the coachline has lost millions since ridership plummeted due to COVID...
May 20, 2021
CMOH Cautioning Against Large Gatherings Following Party Near Flatrock Involving Young People
Questions are being raised about a recent graduation get-together in the woods near Flatrock. The RNC was contacted as a result of the large gathering on private property in a wooded area of the town ...
May 20, 2021
Price of Fuels Change Minimally on Island but Spike in Parts of Labrador
The price of fuels has changed minimally on the island, however parts of Labrador are paying a lot more for fuels today. For the island, western Labrador and Churchill Falls the price of gas increased...
May 20, 2021
