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Trio Charged With Bay Roberts Murder Appear in Court Via Video
Three people charged with the first-degree murder of a Spaniard's Bay man made court appearances in Harbour Grace this afternoon. The two men and a woman are accused of killing the 42-year-old victim,...
Oct 21, 2024 Harbour Grace Provincial Court
Man Driving Moped Dies Following Collision with Backhoe in Dunville
Placentia RCMP are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident that resulted in the death of a 61-year-old man in Dunville last Friday afternoon. A moped and backhoe collided at the inters...
Oct 21, 2024
Man Dead Following Single-Vehicle Crash Near Norris Arm
A 22-year-old man is dead as the result of a single-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada near Norris Arm Friday afternoon. RCMP say the victim, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicl...
Oct 21, 2024
Human Remains Recovered From Water Outside Placentia Bay
RCMP are investigating the discovery of human remains in the water outside Placenta Bay on Saturday. Police say the remains, which were found Saturday morning by a commercial vessel working in the are...
Oct 21, 2024
RNC Investigating Shooting in CBS
A shooting in Conception Bay South has sent one man to hospital with injuries. RNC were called to Fowler's Road near Peacekeepers Way around 9:15 Sunday night. They say one man was injured and a vehic...
Oct 21, 2024
Executive Federal Government Jobs Spike by 42 Per Cent Since 2016: Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the number of federal executives in government has exploded by 42 per cent under the Trudeau regime. The political watchdog says an access to information request...
Oct 21, 2024
Colourful Coral Discovery Leaves Marine Institute Scientists "Speechless"
A group of Marine Institute researchers were "astonished" this summer to find a colourful bed of coral on the ocean floor off Newfoundland stretching out as far as the eye could see. Emmeline Broad wa...
Oct 21, 2024 Anemones (round with tentacles) in the foreground are more abundant in some patches of the soft coral garden. Via Memorial University on Flickr.
Missing American Man, Guest at Driftwood Inn, 'Unaccounted For' Since Fire
RCMP confirm that a missing American man was a guest of the Driftwood Inn in Deer Lake which was destroyed by fire over the weekend. The fire broke out around 7 a.m. Saturday, and despite the best eff...
Oct 21, 2024
NDP President Urging Province to Join Federal Pharmacare Plan
The president of the federal NDP says the province needs to do its part in moving forward with Ottawa's pharmacare deal. The Senate passed pharmacare legislation earlier this month, opening the door f...
Oct 21, 2024
Prime Minister Facing Increased Pressure to Step Aside as House Reopens
The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it's unlikely to be business as usual as some wonder if it will be the end of the line for the Prime Minister. Members of Parliament are ...
Oct 21, 2024
