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Woman Charged After Refusing Breathalyzer
A woman found herself without a vehicle after refusing the breathalyzer during a traffic stop late last night. Police pulled over the woman around 10:30 in the area of Kenmount Road. According to poli...
Oct 17, 2019
Police Locate Missing Teens
Police say two teens reported missing from the Corner Brook area have been located. Abigail Pike and Brandon Park were reported missing last night. RNC say there are no concerns for their wellbeing.
Oct 17, 2019
Slight Increase in Cost of Fuel This Week
Fuel prices are up today, but only slightly. Gas is showing the biggest increase of 2.2 cents per litre, while diesel is up by 1.3 cents. Heating and stove oils also see a slight increase: furnace oil...
Oct 17, 2019
Consumer Advocate to Recommend Returning Reservoirs to Taxpayers
The Consumer Advocate is going to recommend that the water reservoirs in the province be returned to those who paid for them - the taxpayer. Nalcor, the parent company of Newfoundland and Labrador Hyd...
Oct 16, 2019 (File photo.)
NF Power in Favour of Heat Pumps to Reduce Electric Costs
There's an explosion in the number of people switching to heat pumps to reduce electricity consumption as we near the Muskrat Falls era. But Newfoundland Power is all for it. They say if customers can...
Oct 16, 2019
Government Provides $60,000 to CASEY to Raise Awareness of Sexual Exploitation of Youth
Government is providing just over $60,000 to the Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation of Youth, or CASEY, to raise awareness of the issue. CASEY will receive $60,100 to support their work in raising ...
Oct 16, 2019
St. John's to Keep "Massage Parlour" Term For Now
The term "massage parlour" will be the status quo in the capital city, at least for the time being. Last night at city hall council voted to move ahead with a text amendment that would allow the parlo...
Oct 16, 2019
Driver Arrested for Allegedly Intentionally Striking Flag Person with Vehicle
A 55-year-old Carbonear man has been charged with assault with a weapon after allegedly striking a flag person in a construction zone on Water Street in the town. RCMP say a vehicle was stopped by a f...
Oct 16, 2019
Outer Ring Road Crash Sends One to Hospital
A section of the TCH is reduced to one lane at this hour following a bizarre collision between a tow truck, the vehicle it was towing and a pickup truck. It happened just after 1:30 this afternoon. Ac...
Oct 16, 2019
Researchers Get Rare Opportunity to Study Orca That Died in Local Waters
It's like Christmas for DFO research scientist Dr. Jack Lawson as they have a rare opportunity to study a dead Orca from our province's waters. It was a rather smelly morning inside the DFO building a...
Oct 16, 2019 (DFO whale researcher Dr. Jack Lawson.)
