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RCMP Advising of Upcoming Checkpoints and Enforcement Activities
Police in western Newfoundland are giving drivers a heads up that there will be checkpoints in the region in the coming days. It's part of an initiative that includes regular patrols and traffic check...
Oct 20, 2020
RNC Looking for Would-Be Bank Robber in Labrador West
Police have released surveillance images of the suspect in an attempted bank robbery in Labrador West. On Friday, October 9, a man entered the Bank of Montreal in Wabush and approached the teller, dem...
Oct 20, 2020
Health Minister Stands by Travel Ban as CCLA Announces Appeal of Supreme Court Decision
A decision by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to appeal a ruling that upheld the province's controversial travel ban made it to the floor of the House of Assembly today. Health Minister John ...
Oct 19, 2020
Several Vehicles Damaged in Suspicious Fire at Mount Pearl Business
Police are investigating an apparent case of arson after a vehicle was set alight early this morning. The incident happened before 3:00. Surveillance footage captured from a nearby building shows two ...
Oct 19, 2020
Parents of Missing Hiker Hopeful New Evidence Will Renew Official Search
The parents of a man from St. John's who is missing in the Vancouver area hope the discovery of items belonging to him will convince police to resume the official search. Jordan Naterer, who is 25 yea...
Oct 19, 2020
Eleven Cases of COVID-19 Remain Active in NL, No New Cases to Report
Eleven cases of COVID-19 remain active in Newfoundland and Labrador. There are no new cases to report today. According to the latest update from the Department of Health and Community Services, the pr...
Oct 19, 2020
City Seeking Proposals for Old West End Fire Hall
There's a "fire sale" in St. John's - so to speak. The City of St. John's is looking for offers on the former West End Fire Hall on LeMarchant Road. Council hopes the building can be preserved through...
Oct 19, 2020 (Photo: The Rooms Provincial Archive)
St. John's Leads Country in Food Insecurity According to Study
A sobering new study on food security shows more households per capita in St. John's are struggling to afford their next meal than any other major city in Canada. The study of 35 cities by the Univers...
Oct 19, 2020
Wind Project Being Considered for Southwestern Avalon
The Port of Argentia is teaming up with an Alberta company to look at the possibility of developing a wind power project. It would be a 60-megawatt renewable energy project on the southwestern Avalon,...
Oct 19, 2020
Independent MHA says Nalcor Audit Taking Too Long
An MHA in the House of Assembly says there continues to be a lack of accountability at Nalcor despite the findings of the LeBlanc Inquiry into Muskrat Falls. Government has said that the recommendatio...
Oct 19, 2020 (File photo.)
