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Police Catch Nearly 80 Drivers Speeding on TCH
A joint RNC-RCMP crackdown on bad driving this week has resulted in nearly 80 traffic tickets, including ten for excessive speeding. Police were stopping drivers in the area of Butter Pot Park on Tues...
Jul 23, 2020
Operation Rhino Lands $6-Million in Drugs, Weapons, Vehicles, Cash
Police have revealed details of a massive drug bust in St. John's, spanning several provinces. Superintendent Tom Warren addressed media this morning. The RNC seized about $6-million worth of illicit ...
Jul 23, 2020
Federal Government Disputes Minister's Claims on Yellowtail Allocation
The federal government is disputing the provincial fisheries minister's contention that Ottawa gave away a thousand metric tonnes of yellowtail flounder off Newfoundland for nothing in return. Gerry B...
Jul 23, 2020 (File photo.)
NL Soccer Association Gets Ball Rolling on Competitive Play
The Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association plans to resume competition at the youth, intermediate and senior levels within its Phase 2 stage, which allows for competition at the regional level. ...
Jul 23, 2020 (Photo courtesy Paradise Soccer Club.)
Humbled by East Coast Trail: Man Pledges to Return to Complete Groundbreaking 330-km Run
Although he didn't finish the grueling trek, the man who set out to run the entire length of the East Coast Trail in one go says he will certainly be back to do it again. Tim McDonough has been living...
Jul 23, 2020
Glovertown Seniors' Homes Halt Visitation After COVID-19 Identified in Central
Two seniors' homes in Glovertown aren't taking any chances when it comes to COVID-19 after two cases were identified in Central. A man tested positive after returning to Newfoundland from Ontario earl...
Jul 23, 2020
Early Morning Fire Disrupts Traffic in Corner Brook
Emergency crews responded to a fire at a business in Corner Brook, early this morning. Firefighters and RNC arrived on the scene of the blaze on Broadway, closing access to the public from Stratton's ...
Jul 23, 2020
Crews Respond to Serious Head-On Collision on Peacekeepers Way Overnight
A head-on collision on Peacekeepers Way sent an undisclosed number of people to hospital last night. The RNC says emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision on Peacekeepers Way near ...
Jul 23, 2020 (File photo by Earl Noble.)
Boater Charged After Failing Breathalyzer in Gunners Cove
You don't see it too often but a boater has been charged with impaired as RCMP officers were waiting when the boat came ashore. The 62-year-old man, who is from the Northern Peninsula, was the only pe...
Jul 23, 2020
Price of Gasoline Sees 2.2-Cent Drop
The price of gas is down today by just over two cents a litre but other fuels are virtually unchanged. Gas drops by 2.2 cents and diesel is down by just under two cents in Labrador. The price of diese...
Jul 23, 2020
