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Avondale TCH Roadwork Delayed Due to Dorian
Uncertainty surrounding the forecast has prompted the postponement of work on the Trans-Canada Highway near Avondale. Hurricane Dorian is making its way up the eastern seaboard, and is expected to bri...
Sep 05, 2019 (File photo of paving on the Outer Ring Road.)
Gas Down, Most Other Fuels Up But Only Slightly
The maximum regulated price of most fuels has eased upward today, but gas should look a bit easier on the wallet. The price of gasoline has decreased by about half a cent per litre (0.6), while diesel...
Sep 05, 2019
Man Dies Following Workplace Accident at Stephenville CNA
Police confirm a man injured in a workplace accident in Stephenville last week passed away on the weekend. Bay St. George say the 55-year-old man was employed by a commercial painting company doing wo...
Sep 04, 2019
Young Man in Custody Following Threats at Burin CNA Campus
A 19-year-old man is in custody following a lockdown at College of the North Atlantic's Burin campus today. The College went into lockdown for over an hour. One man who was on campus at the time tells...
Sep 04, 2019
16 People Arrested and Over $150k in Drugs, Cash Seized in RCMP's 'Project Bullfight'
Sixteen people have been charged and over $150,000 in drugs and cash were seized as the result of an extensive investigation into drug trafficking on the west coast. RCMP officers from across the isla...
Sep 04, 2019
Province Signs Deal for Cannabis Production Facility off Kenmount Road
Newfoundland and Labrador has its third cannabis production and supply agreement. Auxly Cannabis, based in Toronto, will enter the market through a connected company, Atlantic Cultivation. The local c...
Sep 04, 2019
Child, Youth Advocate Report Targets Plight of Inuit Children in Protective Services
The plight of Inuit children in the child protection system was the focus of the Child and Youth Advocate's report released this morning in Nain. When the review was launched, there were 1,005 childre...
Sep 04, 2019 Former interim privacy commissioner Jackie Lake Kavanagh. (File photo)
Ferry Disruptions Anticipated as Hurricane System Tracks Towards the Island
Hurricane Dorian is making its way up the coast and it will have an impact on parts of the province this weekend. Marine Atlantic expects to see significant disruptions in the Gulf ferries as high win...
Sep 04, 2019 (Hurricane Dorian via NOAA.)
Tense Moments as Fifteen Horses Evacuated from Rainbow Riders During Forest Fire Scare
Some scary moments for the Rainbow Riders Therapeutic Centre yesterday after two forest fires came too close for comfort. The RNC stopped in, followed by a call from St. John's Regional warning them t...
Sep 04, 2019
Start of MUN Semester a New Beginning for Many Students
Campus is abuzz today as new and returning students head back to class for the first day of the semester at Memorial University. Liam O'Neill, the Student Union's Director of External Affairs, says it...
Sep 04, 2019
