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Mount Pearl Suspect Caught Mid-Theft Already Wanted on Separate Warrant
There was already a warrant out for the arrest of a suspect caught during a theft in Mount Pearl yesterday. RNC officers got the report at around 3:20 Monday of a theft taking place at a home. They ar...
Aug 13, 2019
NL Man Who Sold First-Ever Ford Mustang Invited to Visit Historic Vehicle
The man who sold the first ever Ford Mustang has been officially invited to visit the historic car in the Henry Ford Museum. Harry Phillips sold the world's first Mustang in St. John's in 1964. Now ap...
Aug 12, 2019
Bodies Found in Manitoba Confirmed to be Wanted Murder Suspects
Police confirm that remains found last week in Manitoba belong to two British Columbia men, wanted in a cross-Canada manhunt. Manitoba RCMP say that autopsies have confirmed the two bodies found in no...
Aug 12, 2019
$33-Million Coming to NL Communities in First of Two Federal Gas Tax Refund Payments
Government officials used the Paradise Splash Pad as a background to announce the first of two installments of the gas tax refund has been delivered to the province. The monies equal just under $33-mi...
Aug 12, 2019
Prescott Street Repairs Underway, Expected to Reopen on Friday
A portion of Prescott Street in St. John's will remain closed for most of the week after an underground storm sewer collapsed. A large hole in the road split open on Saturday, following torrential rai...
Aug 12, 2019
Nalcor Denies Allegations 'Hush Money' Offered to Indigenous Group
Nalcor denies it tried to provide "hush money" to the Nunatsiavut Government after failing to provide capping at the Muskrat Falls reservoir site prior to flooding. The allegation was made by Presiden...
Aug 12, 2019 (File photo courtesy Nalcor.)
Province Opens Doors to Outside Buyers After Local Processors Shut Out Cod Harvesters
The provincial government is allowing outside buyers come in to purchase cod after processors on the island shut out local harvesters. Provincial Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne took the action after t...
Aug 12, 2019
Employment Assistance Office Opens in Corner Brook
A new employment assistance office has officially opened on the island's west coast. The brand new Employment OPTIONS office is the second of four to open in Newfoundland and Labrador. The centre, whi...
Aug 12, 2019
First Light Centre to Expand Horizons with $3-Million Federal Funding
First Light St. John's Friendship Centre will be taking another large step forward to continue its growth, thanks to $3-million federal funding announced this morning. First Light offers support to th...
Aug 12, 2019
Pouch Cove Woman Has Big Fish Story After Hauling in 47 lb Cod
A Pouch Cove woman thought she had a shark on the line when she pulled in a monster catch during the food fishery this weekend. Holly Noseworthy set a personal best with a 47 lb cod she caught off Cap...
Aug 12, 2019
