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Lengthy List of Charges for Man Accused of Drunk Driving
For the second time this week a man was picked up for drunk driving not long after the breakfast dishes had been cleared from the table. The RNC stopped the 45-year-old in Paradise just after 10:00 a....
Jul 19, 2019
RNC Intercept Driver at 165 km/h on West Coast Highway
Police stopped a vehicle yesterday on the west coast zipping along at 165 km/h. The RNC intercepted the speedy driver on the TCH near Logger's School Resource Road at 3:30 p.m. The speed limit was 100...
Jul 19, 2019
Police Investigating Armed Robbery in Metro
There was an armed robbery in metro yesterday. The RNC say a man held up a business in the west end at about 4:30 pm, demanded cash, then fled. Officers brought in the K-9 unit to search the area but ...
Jul 19, 2019
Police Investigating ATVs Stolen from Properties in Dildo
Whitbourne RCMP are looking for the public's help after two quads were reported stolen from Dildo earlier this month. The two quads were reported stolen from two different properties on Old Broad Cove...
Jul 19, 2019
Heavy Equipment Used to Destroy Barrier at T'Railway in CBS
The RNC is investigating after more heavy equipment vandalism in Conception Bay South. This time, a barrier at the T'Railway at Fowler's Road in CBS was ripped away. Pictures from the scene show a sma...
Jul 19, 2019
Truck Occupants Avoid Serious Injury in Collision with Moose
The occupants of a pickup truck escaped serious injury after striking a moose on the Outer Ring Road late last night. The collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of the highway just past the Team Gu...
Jul 19, 2019 (Photo by Earl Noble.)
President of the Royal Astronomical Society Recalls Moon Landing
The President of the Royal Astronomical Society remembers well the moment when man first landed on the moon. This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, with celebrations plan...
Jul 18, 2019
New Report Finds Few Places Where Minimum Wage Workers Can Afford Housing
A new report finds there are few places in Canada where a minimum wage worker can afford an apartment, including the metro St. John's region. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says someone e...
Jul 18, 2019
Two Sites Proposed for New Mews Centre - Public Engagement Sessions Planned
The an alternate location for the replacement of the H.G.R. Mews Centre is in Mundy Pond Park, right where the soccer pitch currently lies. But, one St. John's City Councillor says not to worry. The c...
Jul 18, 2019
Muskrat Falls Described as a Disaster by Project Reviewer at Inquiry
The president and CEO of Nalcor has described it as a "boondoggle". Today, an executive of a consulting company specializing in utilities, on the stand at the Muskrat falls Inquiry, said that the proj...
Jul 18, 2019
