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Two Arrested Following Armed Robbery and Violent Clash with RNC in St. John's
A cross-city chase ended in a violent confrontation with police last night following an armed robbery in the east end. By the time RNC officers arrived on the scene at 9:00 p.m. the suspects had alrea...
Nov 08, 2019 (File photo, by Earl Noble.)
MUN Students Approve New Levy to Share Cost of Sponsoring Young Refugees
Students at Memorial University have voted overwhelmingly in favour of establishing a new program to aid refugees. The World University Students Canada (WUSC) branch at Memorial University spearheaded...
Nov 07, 2019
Man Sought in Connection With Break and Entry, Robbery in St. John's
RNC are seeking the public's help in locating a man wanted in connection with a break and enter and a robbery in the capital city. Investigators have identified 29 year old Devon Hart as the man respo...
Nov 07, 2019
Privacy Breach at MCP Involves Information of About 3,300 People: Department of Health
A binder containing the personal health information of some 3,300 people has gone missing and hasn't been seen in nearly two years. On Thursday evening, the Department of Health informed the public of...
Nov 07, 2019
Premier and Fisheries Minister Meeting with Parent Company of Northern Harvest
Fisheries Minister, Gerry Byrne and Premier Dwight Ball are meeting with the CEO of Mowi-Northern Harvest's parent company-this evening at Confederation Building. Byrne says he hopes it will be a prod...
Nov 07, 2019
Police Charge Man for Alleged Threats, Impaired Driving
A 43-year-old man has been arrested and charged with uttering threats following an investigation in Old Perlican, Wednesday evening. Harbour Grace RCMP located the suspect and his vehicle in the commu...
Nov 07, 2019
Lawyer Calls for Public Inquiry Into Sudden Death of Jonathan Henoche at HMP
The inmate who died suddenly at Her Majesty's Penitentiary yesterday has been identified as Jonathan Henoche of Labrador. The 33-year-old was awaiting trial in the 2016 murder of 88-year-old Regule Sc...
Nov 07, 2019 (Jonathan Henoche via Facebook.)
Extensive Search Involving Police Dog Results in Arrest of West Coast Fugitive
A man who escaped from a corrections facility on the west coast is back in custody, after over six hours on the lam. Forty-year-old Timothy Hackett reportedly fled from the West Coast Correctional Cen...
Nov 07, 2019
George Street Association Shuts Down Offices Pending "Realignment"
The George Street Association is realigning its operations and shutting its office in downtown St. John's. That's according to an email which Jonathan Galgay sent to the association membership. In the...
Nov 07, 2019
Vital Signs Numbers Deceptive When it Comes to Doctors Per Capita says Medical Association
The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association is refuting some of the numbers regarding family physicians released in the Vital Signs 2019 report earlier this week. The report, released by the Har...
Nov 07, 2019
