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Neighbours Alert Residents to Evacuate as Fire Destroys Bay Roberts Home
Neighbouring residents are being credited with alerting a family to a house fire in Bay Roberts yesterday evening that destroyed the residence. The Bay Roberts Fire Department received the call of the...
May 31, 2020
Alzheimer Society Takes Annual Awareness Walk Online
More than 180 people have committed to walk over 2,000 kilometres to raise awareness for those living with dementia. The Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland and Labrador says that nobody should face the...
May 31, 2020 Photo courtesy Alzheimer Society Newfoundland and Labrador
Red Cross Assisting Residents Displaced by Apartment Fire in Metro
A small fire caused a big inconvenience for more than a dozen tenants of a four-storey apartment building in St. John's Saturday afternoon. A minor cooking fire triggered the sprinkler system in one s...
May 31, 2020
Two Impaired Drivers Arrested in Metro
Two impaired drivers were picked up last night in St. Johns. At 8:30 p.m., a 57-year-old man was charged with impaired driving following a traffic stop on Logy Bay road. Shortly after midnight the RNC...
May 31, 2020 (File photo.)
Plant Workers Should See Compensation for Dangerous Work, says FFAW
The FFAW would like to see plant workers getting danger pay for working during the pandemic. Plant workers and others in the fishery are considered essential workers, and as such, says union President...
May 31, 2020 (Keith Sullivan, file photo.)
Tourism Industry and Health Officials Working to Regulate Safe Staycations
The tourism industry, hit hard by travel restrictions due to COVID-19 are planning ways to reopen for the summer. Steve Denty of Hospitality NL says residents are eager to get out for staycations and ...
May 31, 2020
Suncor Reports No Injuries Following Fire Onboard Terra Nova FPSO
There were no injuries as the result of a fire on board the Terra Nova FPSO Saturday morning. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board says fire was extinguished and all on board ...
May 30, 2020
RNC Warning Against Increase in Extortion Scams
Cyber crime has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says there has been an increase in reports of online extortion scams. The most common scam reported involves...
May 30, 2020
Motorcyclists Take Memorial Ride to Honour One of Their Own
Harbour Drive was lined with motorcycles this afternoon as riders and enthusiasts gathered to honour one of their own, Chad Pitcher. The 44-year-old was on his motorcycle waiting in traffic when he wa...
May 30, 2020
Canadians Challenged to Turn Screens off to Raise Awareness for Vision Loss
A national organization is challenging Canadians to turn off all digital devices for 24 hours to raise awareness about vision loss and give their eyes a break. Fight Blindness Canada is officially lau...
May 30, 2020
