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Mass Alert to People in Ontario Sent in Error, Government Issues Retraction
A mass alert sent out to people in Ontario this morning was sent out in error, says Ontario Power Generation. Earlier this morning an emergency alert was sent out applying to people within 10 kilometr...
Jan 12, 2020
"A Towering Figure": Former Premier Remembers John Crosbie
A former Premier who worked very closely with the late John Crosbie is remembering him as a "towering figure" of both the province and the country. Clyde Wells worked alongside Crosbie as members of J...
Jan 12, 2020 Clyde Wells and John Crosbie
Man Displaced by Fire in Cape St. George
A house fire in Cape St. George over the weekend has left one man displaced. Crews responded to a fire on Ocean View Drive, about 50 kilometres west of Stephenville, early Saturday morning. Canadian R...
Jan 12, 2020 (File photo.)
Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident Sends Two to Hospital in Mount Pearl
Two people remain in hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Mount Pearl last night. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., a man and woman were struck by a car travelling southbound near the intersection of Dr...
Jan 12, 2020
Woman Charged with Joyriding Following Crash in Metro
A 23-year-old woman is in trouble with the law after taking her mother's vehicle without consent. RNC responded to an accident in the Bauline Line area around 8:30 p.m. Friday night. When they arrived...
Jan 11, 2020
"Enough is Enough": Local Journalist Fed Up with Online Abuse
The editor of the Independent is on a personal campaign to make Twitter a friendlier place to be. Drew Brown indicates he's fed up with troll accounts created to shock and heap abuse on others after a...
Jan 11, 2020 Drew Brown and his wife, Sarah.
Trudeau "Outraged" and "Furious" Over Ukrainian Jetliner Tragedy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "outraged and "furious" after a Ukrainian jetliner was shot down on Tuesday night that killed all 176 on board, including 57 Canadians. The Prime Minister spok...
Jan 11, 2020 (File photo via CPAC.)
MUN Student Mourns Best Friend Lost in Iran Plane Crash
A student of Memorial University says he lost his best friend in the plane crash that claimed the lives of 176 people in Iran earlier this week. On Tuesday a Ukraine International Airline flight was s...
Jan 11, 2020
Condolences Pour In as Nation Remembers John Crosbie
The province is remembering one of the most iconic and colourful politicians it's seen in recent decades. John Crosbie, a former MP and Lieutenant Governor, passed away yesterday just short of his 89t...
Jan 11, 2020
Fisherman Points to Bad Management for State of 3PS Cod Stock
A long-time fisherman says revelations that the 3PS cod stock is now deep into the "critical" zone, comes as no surprise. Peter Leonard of Arnold's Cove says 3PS wasn't ready for an offshore factory f...
Jan 11, 2020
