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Police Net an Estimated $7-Million in Cocaine, LSD in 'Historic' Drug Seizure
The RNC and RCMP have made what they are calling the largest seizure of cocaine in the province's history. Officers descended on St. John's International Airport on Wednesday, seizing 13.7 kilograms o...
Dec 03, 2020
Protest Calls for Preservation of Railway Coastal Museum
The Railway Coastal Museum was the site of a demonstration today by protesters who seek to preserve it. A group of about two dozen people gathered outside the Museum over the lunch hour to protest aga...
Dec 03, 2020
No New Cases of COVID-19 in NL for First Time Since Mid-November
For the first time in several weeks, the province has no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 to report. The last time there were no new cases was on November 16. That was before two recent outbreaks-one i...
Dec 03, 2020
Vigil Outside City Hall Marks International Day for Persons with Disabilities
A vigil outside St. John's city hall marked the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Those in attendance brought flashlights with them to help "shine a light" on some of the issues the dis...
Dec 03, 2020
$41.5-M for West White Rose But No Guarantee Project Will Restart
Husky Energy is going to receive a chunk of the $320-million offshore oil federal aid fund. Husky will get $41.5-million to take a step toward the restart of the West White Rose project. That project ...
Dec 03, 2020
Haggie Defends Going Ahead with Liberal Fundraising Event
Health Minister John Haggie is defending a decision to go ahead with a fundraising event at Bally Haly last night, organized by the Gander Liberal District Association. The event hosted 23 people in a...
Dec 03, 2020
Minister Vows No More Bonuses at Nalcor
Energy Minister Andrew Parsons says he's "pissed off" with word that Nalcor doled out massive performance bonuses to high-ranking executives at a time of significant fiscal restraint. The so-called Su...
Dec 03, 2020
Protests Calling for Charges in Drug Overdose Death Continue in Clarenville
Another protest was held this morning outside the courthouse in Clarenville, led by a grieving father who lost his son to a drug overdose last spring. Nineteen-year-old Lucas Lethbridge suffered a dru...
Dec 03, 2020
Police Issue 28 Speeding Tickets in Two Hours on TCH in Paradise
Dozens of tickets were handed to drivers this week as part of another pop-up traffic initiative by the RNC and RCMP. Over a two-hour period on Tuesday morning, officers handed out 28 tickets to speedi...
Dec 03, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Will Be Slow: Fitzgerald
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health is tempering people's expectations when it comes to the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine. The province is currently working on a plan for when the vaccine b...
Dec 03, 2020
