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Police Appeal for Public to Come Forward with Information on Fatal Hit and Run
RCMP are making another plea for the public's assistance in their investigation into a fatal hit and run incident in Sheshatshiu last week. The 26-year-old victim was killed after being struck by a ve...
Aug 20, 2020
Thunderstorms and Hail Batter Parts of the Island
Heavy rain and marble-sized hail have battered parts of the island today as a system threatens to bring severe thunderstorms along Central and Northeastern Newfoundland. Environment Canada issued noti...
Aug 20, 2020 (Left: Hail pelts the highway outside Gander, courtesy Andrew Pretty. Right: Large-sized hail found on property in Sandy Point, courtesy @JenStayatHome via Twitter.)
18-Year-Old Driver Blows Twice Legal Limit Following Spaniard's Bay Crash
An 18-year-old driver, with a blood alcohol level showing nearly twice the legal limit, is facing impaired driving charges. The young Bishop's Cove man had his licence suspended and vehicle seized fol...
Aug 20, 2020
Opposition Leaders Question Efficiency of Liberal "Changemakers" Without a Plan
Premier Andrew Furey is calling his team the "changemakers," however the leader of the official opposition isn't buying into that. Yesterday, Furey shuffled around the majority of portfolios, only Hea...
Aug 20, 2020
Government Hiring Additional Substitute Teachers, Custodians Following Meeting with Unions
Seventy substitute teachers will be hired on full-time term contracts to help alleviate the burden in the province's school system caused by COVID-19. That's according to newly-appointed Education Min...
Aug 20, 2020
Metro RNC Seeking Information After Man Breaks into Home and Steals SUV
Police are investigating a home invasion and vehicle theft in the capital city. RNC were called to a report of a break and enter on Bannerman Street shortly after midnight on the morning of Tuesday, J...
Aug 20, 2020
Man and Woman Charged After Cocaine Intercepted by Canada Post
Two residents of the Goulds have been arrested and are facing charges after a drug delivery was recently intercepted with the help of Canada Post Inspectors. A kilogram of cocaine, bound for a Goulds ...
Aug 20, 2020
Unmasking the Rules Around Masks in Newfoundland and Labrador
Effective Monday, non-medical masks will be required in public indoor spaces across Newfoundland and Labrador. However, not everyone will be expected to don a mask. The Chief Medical Officer of Health...
Aug 20, 2020 (The statue of a rower at Quidi Vidi Lake wearing a coronavirus protective mask with the words "be well" written on it.)
Federal Liberal Party Making "Major Attempt at Rebranding" : Analyst
With Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland being sworn in as the new federal Finance Minister and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proroguing parliament for the next month, one political watcher believ...
Aug 20, 2020 Tim Powers (VOCM File Photo.)
New Premier and Cabinet Looking to Redefine Province
Premier Andrew Furey says the "changemakers," as he refers to his new cabinet, are the ones to make the tough decisions needed at this time. Furey created new departments and brought in three new face...
Aug 20, 2020
