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Drugs and Cash Seized in Sheshatshiu Traffic Stop
RCMP in Sheshatshiu have arrested a 29-year-old woman on drug charges following a traffic stop in Labrador. Police pulled a vehicle over on the North West River Road around 4:30 on Saturday. A passeng...
Oct 30, 2024
Driver Responsible for Goulds Hit and Run Refuses Breathalyzer
A driver who wasn't willing to take the breathalyzer has been charged after a hit and run in the Goulds last night. RNC were called around 10 p.m. and were able to locate the driver involved not long ...
Oct 30, 2024
Proposed Changes to Crown Lands Act to Help Remedy Issues Identified in AG Report: Minister
The minister responsible says he won't be evicting anyone squatting on Crown land. Minister Gerry Byrne was responding to yesterday's AG report in which Denise Hanrahan slammed the Department of Fishe...
Oct 30, 2024
Off-Duty RCMP Officer Charged With Impaired After Crashing Vehicle
An RCMP officer's duty status is under review, and SIRT-NL has been notified, after his recent drunk driving arrest. Glovertown RCMP were called following a single vehicle crash around 10:45 Sunday mo...
Oct 30, 2024
Fall Fiscal Update Coming Today
The finance minister is providing an update today on the province's fiscal status heading in to 2025. Siobhan Coady will deliver the fall fiscal update at Confederation Building at noon. When the 2024...
Oct 30, 2024 Finance Minister Siobhan Coady
Human Remains Found in Placentia Bay Those of Missing Coast Guard Crewmember
The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a missing Canadian Coast Guard employee has been solved. RCMP say that the Chief Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that remains found in Placentia Bay ...
Oct 30, 2024
NLTA Urges Government Action as School Violence Continues to Rise
The NLTA says school violence continues to trend upwards and government needs to start addressing the issue in meaningful ways. Union President Trent Langdon says predictions they made eight months ag...
Oct 29, 2024 (Trent Langdon. File photo.)
RCMP Seek Hunters After Man Shot While Scouting for Rabbit Snares Near Grand le Pierre
Police are trying to track down a group of hunters after a man showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound suffered while he was scouting out a wooded area to set rabbit snares. The incident occurr...
Oct 29, 2024
RNC Seeks Public's Help Identifying Suspect in Daylight Theft from Vehicle in St. John's
RNC in St. John's are searching for a man caught on surveillance video last month in connection with an investigation into theft from a vehicle in broad daylight. Images shared by the Constabulary sho...
Oct 29, 2024 Photo Via Facebook
Labrador City Man Charged with Impaired Driving After Arriving at Business with Damaged Car
RNC in Labrador City arrested a man on impaired driving charges after he pulled up to a local business with front-end damage to his car. Police were called when the 50-year-old driver from Happy Valle...
Oct 29, 2024
