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Man Arrested for Public Drunkenness and Assault on Police Officer
A 58-year-old man is facing a list of charged after being removed from a Metrobus yesterday evening. Police responded to reports of an intoxicated person riding the bus. The man was arrested for being...
Mar 25, 2020
Priest Who Presided Over Funeral Linked to COVID-19 Cluster Self-Isolating as Precaution
The priest who presided over a recent funeral linked to a cluster of COVID-19 positive cases is in self-isolation. Someone who later tested positive for the illness attended the funeral. Since then, a...
Mar 25, 2020
DRL Ceasing Operations at End of Day
This is the final day of cross-island bus service. DRL Coachlines is running today between St. John's and Gander, and Port aux Basques and Springdale Junction but will then park the buses. Health offi...
Mar 25, 2020 (File photo.)
Prince Charles Tests Positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 has struck the Royal Family. 71-year-old Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, has tested positive for the illness and is in self-isolation at Balmoral in Scotland. His wife, Camilla, teste...
Mar 25, 2020 Andy Gott / CC
Woman Arrested for Violating Self-Isolation Orders
A woman in Corner Brook is facing charges for failing to abide by the province's directives to self-isolate. A report was received yesterday afternoon regarding a woman who had recently arrived from o...
Mar 25, 2020
Gas Price Plunge Predicted to Continue this Week
Fuel price watchers see another big price drop for gasoline. George Murphy of the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices predicts another 10 cents tomorrow. It's already in the 90s in most places in metro...
Mar 25, 2020
Man Charged with Impaired Operation of ATV with Children on Board
A 34-year old ATV driver is facing charges of impaired following a complaint received by Whitbourne RCMP on Saturday. The driver, who had two children on board, was placed under arrest according to po...
Mar 25, 2020
Ferrygoers Quarantined to Cabin for Not Declaring Travel History
117 passengers from the ferry Kamutik W were potentially exposed to COVID-19 Monday after individuals on board did not declare they had returned from international travel. Labrador MP Yvonne Jones say...
Mar 25, 2020
Overnight Storm Drops Less than Expected With More on the Way
The snowfall in most areas ended up being on the low end of the spectrum. The metro region got about 17 cm overnight before it changed to drizzle, and the winds were not all that high. It will still b...
Mar 25, 2020
"Urgent Plea” Issued by Internal Medicine Specialists in St. John’s
A group of doctors in St. John's issued an urgent plea on Tuesday, asking everyone help "minimize the spread of Covid-19 before it's too late." Concerned by reports of people hosting parties and socia...
Mar 25, 2020
