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Local Cannabis Retailer Praises Changes to Provincial Commission Formula
The provincial government's decision to increase the commission for tier one cannabis retailers means one local shop's doors can remain open. Cannabis retailer and advocate Thomas Clarke says he is ha...
Dec 05, 2019
Dog Beats Horse: RNC Clocks Four-Legged Flatfoots to See Who's Fastest
You wouldn't want to be competing with the RNC's K9 unit in a chase. Officers decided to clock police dog Avalon using a hand-held lidar. In a video posted to twitter, the dog can be seen sprinting ac...
Dec 05, 2019
Victims of Suicide to Be Remembered at Vigil
A vigil is planned this weekend to remember the lives of those who died by suicide. Kim Kelly says it's meant to be a time to remember the lives of loved ones, not how they died. Please share...rememb...
Dec 05, 2019
It's Time to Light the Lights: Confederation Hill Set to Ring in the Holiday Season
Confederation Hill will light up in bright colours this evening as the province joins cities across the country in ringing in the holiday season. The Christmas Lights Across Canada Celebration is an a...
Dec 05, 2019 (File Photo.)
Non-Partisan Democratic Reform Motion Passes in House
The leader of the NDP says their motion which passed in the House of Assembly yesterday will bring about democratic reform in a non-partisan manner. Alison Coffin says the previous all-party set-up wa...
Dec 05, 2019
Armed Thief Caught in the Act by RNC Officers
A man was caught red-handed during an attempted break in last night. It happened at a business in the east end of the capital city at around half past ten. RNC officers got a report of a suspicious pe...
Dec 05, 2019
Victims of Impaired Drivers Remembered at MADD Vigil
The holidays are a difficult time for those who have lost loved ones especially when they were taken too soon by senseless acts. The MADD Avalon Candlelight Vigil of Remembrance and Hope for victims a...
Dec 05, 2019
House to Continue Debate on Consequences for Mitchelmore Following Damning Report
Debate resumes at the Legislature this afternoon on whether an apology from the minister who directed the hiring of former Liberal staffer Carla Foote to be hired to a $130,000 a year position at The ...
Dec 05, 2019
Massive Jump in Propane, But Gas and Stove Oil Down
While gas is going down this week, the biggest shock to your wallet will be the price of propane. Gasoline is decreasing by 1.3 cents per litre, diesel is down by less than half a cent. Furnace oil is...
Dec 05, 2019
Sudden Death at HMP Deemed Homicide
The RNC's investigation is continuing following news that 33-year-old inmate Jonathan Henoche's cause of death has been ruled a homicide. Henoche died at Her Majesty's Penitentiary on November 6. He w...
Dec 04, 2019 (Jonathan Henoche via Facebook.)
