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Highway Checkpoint Results in 169 Charges
A total of 169 charges were laid on Thursday during highway enforcement. RCMP, RNC and the provincial highway enforcement team conducted checkpoints throughout the day on Thursday as part of a joint i...
Feb 08, 2020
Newfoundland Power Warns of Scam Targeting Customers
Newfoundland Power is asking the public to beware of a scam circulating claiming to be with the company in order to lure people in. The utility says it's getting reports of people being contacted by o...
Feb 08, 2020
Talks Continue on Lost Wages from SOE, EI Not Likely an Option
Discussions have continued with Ottawa on how the 50,000 employees who lost work hours during the State of Emergency can be compensated. Premier Dwight Ball says they have come to the conclusion that ...
Feb 08, 2020
Large Shipment of Cocaine Seized
Metro police have teamed up with postal inspectors to intercept a shipment of cocaine. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's drug unit seized four kilograms of cocaine this week and arrested a 49-year...
Feb 08, 2020
NL Faces "Unprecedented" Rate Increase Without Help on Rate Mitigation: PUB Report
A new report from the Public Utilities Board says without rate mitigation, average domestic electricity rates will rise by about 75 per cent by 2021-in order to recover the full cost of Muskrat Falls....
Feb 07, 2020
RCMP Investigating Death of Natuashish Man in Labrador Correctional Centre
A young man from Natuashish is dead following an incident while in custody at the Labrador Correctional Centre. According to a statement from the RCMP, officers were called in after the 22-year-old ma...
Feb 07, 2020
Snowmageddon Cleanup Will Continue Throughout Winter Season: Breen
The City of St. John's says it will be in cleanup mode from Snowmageddon for the rest of the winter, but it is ready for tonight. Eastern Newfoundland is getting a lot of glitter tonight on top of 10-...
Feb 07, 2020
Carl English Announces Retirement from St. John's Edge
Carl English is officially hanging up his jersey, and retiring from basketball. In a statement this afternoon, English indicates that after reaching an agreement with the St. John's Edge, he will ente...
Feb 07, 2020
No Threat Identified: School District Clears the Air About Recent Incident
A former principal of Leary's Brook Junior High is clearing the air after reports of a situation at the school over the past week. Assistant Director of Programs for the Avalon region within the NLESD...
Feb 07, 2020
Rate Mitigation Master Plan Still In the Works: Ball
The provincial government is still working on its master plan for rate mitigation in the post-Muskrat Falls era. Government does not wish to see rates climb over 13.5 cents kWh, but it will have to pr...
Feb 07, 2020
