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NLC Exploring Need for Potential Changes of Branding to Old Sam Rum
Old Sam rum is under review by the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Cooperation after staff identified a potential issue with the branding of the liquor. Brands like Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's are be...
Jun 20, 2020 Photo via NLC's website.
Production Continues on SeaRose FPSO After Diluted Substance Accidentally Released
About 1,100 litres of an anti-microbial agent was inadvertently released in diluted form from the SeaRose FPSO at White Rose off St.John's on Thursdsay. The C-NLOPB says no workers were injured, and n...
Jun 20, 2020
Impaired Driving Charges Pending for Woman Clocked at 145 Km/h on TCH Near Witless Bay Line
A woman is awaiting the results of testing to see if she will be charged with drug impaired driving after police clocked a vehicle at 145 km/h on the TCH outside St. John's. RCMP say the car was weavi...
Jun 20, 2020
Familiar Phone Scam Prompts Fresh Warning from West Coast Police
Police in Corner Brook are reminding people to be aware of scams following an incident Friday afternoon. At 4:30 p.m., RNC received reports of a scam through an automated phone call, set up to sound l...
Jun 20, 2020
Two St. John's Men Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Murder
Two men from St. John's have been convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with an extensive police operation two years ago. Brandon Glasco, 21, and John Squires, 36, were arrested and c...
Jun 19, 2020
Province Earmarks $13-Million for Agriculture Sector
The provincial government announced $13-million today to create jobs in the agriculture sector. Minister Gerry Byrne says the funding supports employment in rural communities and helps open new market...
Jun 19, 2020
Corner Brook Fire Department Welcomes New Custom-Built Truck
Corner Brook Fire Department has received a new custom-built fire truck. The truck-a Typhoon model-was assembled in New York, supplied by Quebec, and has a price tag of just over $732,000. The CBFD ha...
Jun 19, 2020 (File photo.)
NL Maintains 22-Day Streak with No New Cases of COVID-19
Make it 22 straight days with no new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the second day with no known active cases. Health officials say the provincial total remains at 261, as of 2 p....
Jun 19, 2020
Crews Clear Tractor-Trailer from Galway Roundabout
A tractor-trailer carrying what appears to be an oily substance or wastewater has been uprighted, and cleared from the area. The tractor-trailer, which belongs to Pardy's-an environmental cleanup comp...
Jun 19, 2020
Removal of Gull's Nest from Health Sciences Roof was Necessary, says Seabird Biologist
A hospital patient is distraught after a seagull nest he had been observing atop the Health Sciences Centre for four weeks was destroyed. The patient caught the removal on video, which has since gaine...
Jun 19, 2020 (A still frame from video posted on social media depicts a seagull attempting to protect its nest as workers remove it for safety reasons. // Facebook )
