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Halifax Police Issue Warning About High-Risk Sex Offender Who Committed Crimes in St. John's Region
Police in Halifax have issued a warning about a high-risk sex offender who committed most of his crimes while living in the metro St. John's region. Halifax Regional Police say Gerald Edmund Pike is n...
Mar 10, 2021
Elections NL Issues Another Extension for Mail-In Ballots
Elections NL has extended the mail-in deadline for all ballots in the current provincial election. Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk says because concerns have been raised about the timely return o...
Mar 09, 2021
FFAW Calls for Government Action to Control Seal Populations
The FFAW has launched a petition calling on the federal government to take action to control seal populations that they say are threatening the viability of Newfoundland and Labrador's inshore fisheri...
Mar 09, 2021 (Photo via FFAW | Unifor.)
First Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Land in NL, Premier Confirms on Social Media
Newfoundland and Labrador's first shipment of AstraZeneca has arrived. Premier Andrew Furey announced the news via his Twitter account earlier today. The first shipments of the vaccine arrived in Cana...
Mar 09, 2021 (Canadian Border Officers observe the delivery of AstraZeneca vaccine on the mainland. Photo shared by Minister Bill Blair.)
Metro-Area Police Report Seizure of Estimated $1.5-Million in Illicit Drugs
The RNC's drug unit is reporting the seizure of approximately $1.5-million of illicit drugs in the metro region. RNC, with the help of the RCMP, made the seizure on January 20. It included four kilogr...
Mar 09, 2021
Armed Robbery at East End Gas Station Under Investigation
The RNC is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in a recent armed robbery in the metro region. Officers responded to a reported armed robbery at a service station on Elizabeth Avenue aro...
Mar 09, 2021
HV-GB Municipal Workers Seek Conciliation After Talks Break Down with Town
Municipal workers in Happy Valley-Goose Bay have applied for conciliation after contract negotiations reached an impasse. Merv Linstead, the President of CUPE Local 2019 which represents some 54 munic...
Mar 09, 2021
One Newly-Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in NL, Active Case Count Down to 80
There is one new confirmed case of COVID-19 in the province today. The case is in a male under the age of 20 in the Eastern Health region. The person is a close contact of a previous case. Five more p...
Mar 09, 2021
Mount Pearl Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Two Convenience Stores and Trying to Hold Up Bank
A Mount Pearl man has pleaded guilty to robbing two convenience stores and trying to hold up a bank. 51-year-old Robert Murray entered the pleas in provincial court this morning through a videoconfere...
Mar 09, 2021
NL Artists Earn Nominations in 50th Juno Awards
The list of nominees has been revealed for the 50th Juno Awards, and there is a good showing by Newfoundland and Labrador artists. Rum Ragged continues the success of their album "The Thing About Fish...
Mar 09, 2021
