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Man Arrested with Impaired After Driving Up to Robbery Scene in Clarenville
Police in Clarenville were busy Saturday night after an impaired driver pulled up to the scene of a robbery. RCMP first received a call of a robbery at Easy Street Pub shortly after 11 p.m. They say a...
Dec 02, 2020
Airports Awaiting Details on Federal Relief Package
Airports in the Atlantic region that are facing a net loss of $76-million this year are "anxiously awaiting" further details on an air sector relief package announced this week by the federal governme...
Dec 02, 2020
Galway Christmas Tree at Centre of Dispute Between Developer and City
The man behind the development of Galway is at odds with the City of St. John's once again. At the heart of the issue is a Christmas tree in the centre of a roundabout. DewCor CEO Danny Williams says ...
Dec 01, 2020
One Man Dead After Fishing Vessel Runs Aground Near Cox's Cove
One man is dead after a fishing vessel ran aground on an island near Cox's Cove on the west coast of the island this morning. It happened shortly before 7 a.m. on Eagle Island. RCMP say the vessel, ba...
Dec 01, 2020 (CCGS Cape Fox.)
Two Reportedly Escape Vehicle After Slide Into Waters of Petty Harbour
Two young people were soaked, but otherwise fine, after a vehicle ended up in the water in Petty Harbour yesterday evening. Unofficial reports indicate that the vehicle, with two people inside, was pa...
Dec 01, 2020 (A crane recovers a vehicle that tumbled into the waters of Petty Harbour on Monday evening.)
Transport Union Decries Firefighter Cuts at St. John's Airport
A local spokesman representing transportation employees is calling recent layoffs at the airport and St. John's fire departments a double-whammy. The St. John's Regional Airport Authority has reduced ...
Dec 01, 2020
New Travel-Related Case of COVID-19 in Eastern Health Region
Newfoundland and Labrador has one new confirmed case of COVID-19. It involves a man in his 50s in the Eastern Health region. Public Health says the man recently returned to the province from work in B...
Dec 01, 2020
Labrador City and IOC Renew Grant Agreement for 10-Year Period
Labrador City and the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) have renewed their grant agreement for another decade, beginning next year. Mayor Fabian Benoit says the agreement will provide financial stabili...
Dec 01, 2020 (Photo by David Howells, submitted by Labrador City.)
Newfoundland Pony Society Hopes to Secure New Park to Bolster Endangered Breed
The Newfoundland Pony Society has launched a fundraising campaign to raise a quarter of a million dollars for a new park to help preserve the endangered breed. Just over 40 years ago, there were over ...
Dec 01, 2020 (Photo courtesy Matthew Emberton.)
Remains Discovered in Belgium Identified as 17-Year-Old Newfoundland Regiment Soldier
The remains of a soldier of the Newfoundland Regiment, found in Belgium in 2016, have been positively identified. Private John Lambert was born in 1900 in St. John's. He enlisted with the Newfoundland...
Dec 01, 2020 Private John Lambert
