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Mount Pearl Man Details Disturbing Duck Dragging Incident
A man out for a walk on the trails in Mount Pearl last night is sickened after what he saw some kids on bicycles do with a helpless animal. In a post to Facebook, the man says he was walking on the Po...
Jun 21, 2019 (Photo by Amy Fitzpatrick.)
Coady Says Government Committed To Ensuring Atlantic Accord Upheld Under C-69
The province's Natural Resources Minister kicked off the last day of the 2019 Noia Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition by looking at progress made under the province's Advance 2030. Siobhan Coady ...
Jun 21, 2019
Two Injured Following Head-On Collision In Foxtrap
A driver is lucky to be alive after a head on collision on Incinerator Road near Foxtrap. Traffic was at a standstill both ways after a head-on collision between a car and a dump truck near the Highwa...
Jun 20, 2019
Gas Up, Heating Oil Down, But All Only A Little
It's only slight changes in both directions for fuel prices this week. Gas increases by 1.6 cents per litre; diesel, heating and stove oils are down by a fraction of a cent each and there is no change...
Jun 20, 2019
Beachy Cove Students Make The Case To Protect Species Under Threat From Climate Change
Students in Laun Shoemaker's Grade 4 French Immersion class at Beachy Cove Elementary in Portugal Cove-St. Philips have put together a music video all about climate change and species at risk. "Vivre ...
Jun 20, 2019
Teen Charged After Threatening School, Health Centre On Social Media
A 19-year-old student is facing charges after threats were made through social media against Baccalieu Collegiate and the Dr. A.A. Wilkinson Memorial Health Centre in Old Perlican. Harbour Grace RCMP ...
Jun 20, 2019
Roll Up You Sleeves Today For The VOCM Summer Blood Drive
The first official day of summer may not be on the calendar until tomorrow but people are being asked to roll up the sleeves today for the annual VOCM Summer Blood Drive. In an effort to meet demands ...
Jun 20, 2019
PCs Accuse Minister Of Possible Privacy Breach Under ATIPPA Legislation
A Tory MHA is accusing a Liberal Cabinet Minister of violating ATIPPA legislation. The matter was first raised in the House of Assembly on Monday, when PC MHA Paul Dinn asked Minister Bernard Davis ab...
Jun 20, 2019
Police Lay Charges In Connection With Fatal Crash Near Roddickton
A 32-year old man has been arrested and charged following a crash near Roddickton in October that claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman. RCMP were called to the scene after a vehicle went down over ...
Jun 20, 2019
Plane Crash Survivor Returns To Makkovik, Offers Thanks To Rescuers
The survivor of a plane crash near Makkovik early last month returned to the town and offered his thanks to those who saved his life. Sam Rutherford was one of two pilots on board the small aircraft t...
Jun 20, 2019 (Photo via Sam Rutherford's Rambles on Facebook.)
