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Driver Attempting to Flee Police Plunges Car into Seal Cove Pond
A driver who was trying to give RNC the slip ended up worse off after plunging his car into a pond. RNC clocked the driver speeding near Conception Bay South around 11:00 last night, but the car took ...
Jan 29, 2025
Trump Still Planning to Slap 25 Per Cent Tariffs on Canadian Goods This Weekend
The US government appears to be set to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods as soon as this weekend, but Ottawa says it's ready with a stimulus package to help Canadian workers and businesses-...
Jan 29, 2025 Photo via CPAC
Pair Charged in Always in Vogue Break-In Appear in Court
RNC say two men appeared in court this week on charges stemming from a bold break-in at Always in Vogue on the weekend. Police were alerted after surveillance cameras picked up images of two people sm...
Jan 29, 2025
Fatal Dangerous Driving Case Called in Corner Brook Courtroom
A Gander man accused of dangerous driving causing death made his first appearance in Corner Brook provincial court this morning. Twenty-one-year-old Patrick McCarthy was charged on November 21st of la...
Jan 28, 2025
Harbour Grace RCMP Investigate Damage to Vehicle at Trinity Conception Square
RCMP in Harbour Grace are seeking the public's help in their investigation into damage caused to a vehicle parked in the Trinity Conception Square parking lot in Carbonear. RCMP say the rear driver si...
Jan 28, 2025 Photo via RCMP
Provincial Government Expands EVT Stroke Treatment Program Across Newfoundland
The provincial government is expanding its EVT (endovascular thrombectomy) intervention program for stroke patients across the province who meet the appropriate criteria. EVT, which requires a team of...
Jan 28, 2025
Commission Finds No Traitors, Urges Action on Foreign Interference in Politics
The final report into foreign interference in the Canadian political system found no evidence of "traitors" at work within Parliament - but it did highlight a number of areas of concern. The commissio...
Jan 28, 2025 Photo via CPAC
Brightly Painted Caribou Part of Wildlife Survey on Newfoundland's West Coast
Don't be surprised if you see some vividly-coloured caribou over the next couple of months. Wildlife officials are conducting a caribou survey on the western portion of the island - west of the Bay d'...
Jan 28, 2025 (File photo)
RNC Investigates After Seal Allegedly Shot at Portugal Cove-St. Phillips Marina
Residents of Portugal Cove-St. Phillips are expressing shock after a seal - which had been lounging on some ice at the marina - was shot and killed on Monday evening. Tammy Shea posted videos of two s...
Jan 28, 2025 Photo via Facebook
Police Investigates Workplace Incident at St. John's Animal Care Centre
The RNC is investigating a workplace incident in which two people working at the capital city's Animal Care and Adoption Centre on Higgins Line were taken to hospital. Paramedics attended to two worke...
Jan 28, 2025 Photo via Facebook
