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No Masks in Class Exception Could Change, Cautions Chief Medical Officer
As of next Monday, if you're out and about in indoor public spaces, you will be required to wear a non-medical mask. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald made the Special Measures Ord...
Aug 18, 2020
Communities in Mourning Following Three Deadly Crashes in Three Days
Three people are dead following separate incidents in the province over a three-day period. A 54-year-old Durrell's Arm woman died Friday when the vehicle in which she was a passenger left the Gander ...
Aug 18, 2020
Teenager Facing Multiple Charges Following Mount Pearl Traffic Stop
A teenager who should not have been driving is facing multiple charges this morning following a traffic stop in Mount Pearl. RNC pulled the 17-year-old boy over shortly after 8:30 last night. As a res...
Aug 18, 2020
Police Seek Witnesses in Investigation Into Assault on Topsail Trail
The investigation continues into a frightening incident on a popular walking trail reported to police Saturday. A 24-year-old woman suffered injuries after being attacked from behind by an unknown man...
Aug 17, 2020
No Injuries Following Truck Fire on Witless Bay Line
A transport truck driver managed to escape injury after their rig suddenly caught fire on the Witless Bay Line Monday morning. Reports indicate the driver just managed to get the cab to the side of th...
Aug 17, 2020
No Additional Charges Yet Laid in Second Cowperthwaite Incident
No additional charges have yet been laid in connection with a lengthy police operation on Cowperthwaite Court in St. John's Friday. 45-year-old Paul Hennebury was taken into custody without incident j...
Aug 17, 2020
St. John's By-Election to Be Held on October 20, Nominations Open September 15
The by-election to fill the vacancy in Ward 2 in the capital city will take place on Tuesday, October 20. Former Ward 2 councillor Hope Jamieson stepped down in July to take a position in the non-prof...
Aug 17, 2020
Newville Man Dead Following Collision Near Virgin Arm on Sunday
A 62-year-old New World Island man is dead after a single-vehicle collision on the Road to the Isles near Virgin Arm. Twillingate RCMP were called to the scene around 5:20 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Polic...
Aug 17, 2020
Crews Respond to Second Fire off White Hills Road in Two Weeks
St. John's Regional Fire Department responded to a blaze at a recycling depot in Metro this afternoon. Black smoke could be seen coming from a vehicle in the metal yard on East White Hills Road around...
Aug 17, 2020
Emergency Crews Respond to Alarm at Clarenville Hospital
Fire crews responded to the Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital in Clarenville between 2 and 2:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Sources say crews were responding to an alarm and patients were asked to evacua...
Aug 17, 2020
