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OCI Installing Production Line For Groundfish On New Arctic Class Vessel
Ocean Choice International (OCI) is rolling out a new production line for groundfish on board a brand new vessel. OCI will install and integrate an innovative production line for groundfish on board i...
Jul 05, 2019
By The Time Liberals Took Office, Stopping Muskrat No Longer An Option: Ball At Inquiry
Premier Dwight Ball says stopping the Muskrat Falls project was not an option at the time he took over government. Ball was on the stand today at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry. The premier was responding ...
Jul 05, 2019
“This Was The Delusion Of An Ill Mind”: Veitch Found Not Criminally Responsible
Graham Veitch has been found not criminally responsible for the 2016 beating death of 55-year-old David Collins in Logy Bay. Justice Sandra Chaytor says she is satisfied the Crown has met the burden o...
Jul 05, 2019
Stolen BMW From Bay Bulls Recovered Thanks To Tip From Public
Ferryland RCMP have recovered the BMW that reported stolen from a residence in Bay Bulls yesterday. Police say the homeowners were out of town between June 15 and June 26, and noticed the vehicle miss...
Jul 05, 2019
Case Of Fatal Transmission Tower Collapse Set Over To August
The case involving charges laid in relation to a workplace accident that claimed the lives of two transmission line workers was set over in Clarenville Provincial Court this morning. Court officials c...
Jul 05, 2019 (Jared Moffat (Left) and Tim McLean (Right) were killed in tragic industrial accident on the transmission line near Come by Chance.)
Newfoundlander Takes Home Gold Alongside Forces Members At 2019 Warrior Games
A couple of Newfoundlanders were part of a national team that just competed in the 2019 Warrior Games in Tampa Bay, Florida. 36 serving members and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces competed in 13...
Jul 05, 2019
Bears In Belleoram Leave Officials Scratching Heads
Residents of Belleoram are puzzled after several recent bear sightings in the area. Mayor Steward May says he does not know why bears, which are not normally seen in the area, are suddenly showing up....
Jul 05, 2019 (Stock photo.)
West Coast Cannabis Facility Gets Environmental Green Light
The provincial government has given the environmental green light to a proposed west coast cannabis production facility. Back Home Medical Cannabis Corporation, a subsidiary of Biome Grow Incorporated...
Jul 05, 2019
Corner Brook Woman Arrested After False Calls To Police
A Corner Brook woman found herself spending the night in jail after she herself had called police. On Wednesday the RNC got a call about a man who had been attempting to injure himself, but when they ...
Jul 04, 2019
Gas Prices Jump, Diesel Not Far Behind
The officially regulated price of fuel is up across the board today, and gas is slightly higher than predicted by the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices yesterday. At the pumps, gas increases by almos...
Jul 04, 2019
