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Newfoundland and Labrador's Population Rises Slightly as Canada Hits 41.4 Million
Statistics Canada says Newfoundland and Labrador's population saw a slight uptick in the last quarter of 2024. The province recorded just over 600 new residents compared to the previous quarter. Acros...
Dec 17, 2024 (Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash)
Jason Weir Charged in Dramatic RBC Robbery Using Backhoe
Thirty-three year-old Jason Weir has been charged in connection with the brazen robbery of the RBC in Holyrood Monday morning that rendered a huge portion of the bank building to splinters. Weir was o...
Dec 17, 2024
Government Looking for Public Input on Policing Across Newfoundland and Labrador
The provincial government has launched an online survey looking at policing services across the province. The Policing Transformation Working Group developed the survey with feedback from several comm...
Dec 17, 2024
One Arrested, Second Suspect Sought in Old Perlican Break-In
One person has been arrested, and police are looking for a second suspect in connection with a break-in at the Newfoundland Power communications site in Old Perlican this week. Harbour Grace RCMP say ...
Dec 17, 2024 Photo via RCMP
Police Search for Adrian Hillier in Connection with Dangerous Driving Incident
The RNC is seeking the public's help in locating a man who was wanted in connection with an incident on Lemarchant Road in late November. Police say 26-year-old Adrian Hillier is wanted on charges of ...
Dec 17, 2024 Photo via RNC
Committee Recommends Child and Youth Advocate Probe Following Child's Death
The province's Child Death Review Committee is recommending that the Child and Youth Advocate look into a recent report received on the death of a child in the province. The Department of Justice is b...
Dec 17, 2024
Provincial Government Unveils Revised Cell Phone Rules for Students
The provincial government's new cell phone policy is out with a number of changes made from the original draft proposal released late last month. The new policy, to be implemented when students head b...
Dec 17, 2024
RCMP Investigate Damage to Front-End Loader in Isle aux Morts
RCMP in Channel-Port aux Basques are investigating a case of damage caused to a piece of heavy equipment in Isle aux Morts. Police say the windows of a front-end loader, parked near the government wha...
Dec 17, 2024 Photo via RCMP
Freeland's Resignation a 'Body Blow' to Trudeau, Says Political Scientist
Political scientists are dissecting the political bombshell dropped on Ottawa yesterday by former finance minister Chrystia Freeland. Freeland's resignation triggered a day of chaos on Parliament Hill...
Dec 17, 2024 Photo via CPAC
Canada Sees Decline in Family Physician Growth Rate, CIHI Finds
A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that while the primary health workforce has shown signs of growth, the rate of family physician growth across Canada has slowed. T...
Dec 17, 2024 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
