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Corner Brook RNC Seeking Help in Connection with Serious Incident
Police in Corner Brook are asking for the public's help in connection with a serious incident on Friday. RNC were called out to the area of Elizabeth Street and Beothuk Crescent around 7:30 that night...
Mar 07, 2023
Sentencing Delayed for RNC Officer Accused of Assaulting Partner
The sentencing of an RNC officer was postponed yesterday when the judge made it clear he couldn't go along with what the Crown and defence were proposing. Thirty-four-year-old Const. Noelle Laite was ...
Mar 07, 2023
Coast Guard Ready to Assist with Icebreaking Along Northeast Coast
Expect a lot of ice along the northeast coast over the coming days as a persistent northeasterly flow pushes pack ice further south and onto the coast line. Superintendent of icebreaking operations wi...
Mar 07, 2023 (Credit: Canadian Coast Guard)
Brazil Wary of European Borrowing Program
The Opposition says they will be watching the newly-announced European borrowing program closely. Premier Andrew Furey and Finance Minister Siobhan Coady were in London on Monday to launch the program...
Mar 07, 2023
West Coast Police Asking Residents to Report Suspected Drug Activity
West coast police are asking anyone that suspects a drug dealer is living in their neighbourhood to come forward. They're also providing a list of things to look out for. The RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Ope...
Mar 07, 2023
St. John's Council Approves First Tiny Home Development
The City of St. John's has approved the development of its first tiny homes. The tiny home movement has been popular on the mainland and beyond for a number of years with residents living in a house j...
Mar 07, 2023
NLTA President: Realities of Teacher Shortage Are "Very Heavy"
The hidden reality of the pressures being faced in Newfoundland and Labrador schools by the shortage of teachers is "very heavy," according to the president of the NLTA. Trent Langdon says the current...
Mar 06, 2023
Eastern Health CEO Acknowledges Rural Recruiting Challenges
The Interim CEO of Eastern Health acknowledges that recruiting health care staff for rural areas has proven to be a challenge, but the Mayor of Whitbourne believes there are solutions that are not bei...
Mar 06, 2023 (Ken Baird, interim CEO of Eastern Health)
Trudeau Faces Pressure for Federal Inquiry Into Chinese Election Interference Allegations
Allegations of Chinese interference in the last two federal elections are dominating discussion in the nation's capital. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing mounting pressure to call a federal inq...
Mar 06, 2023 (File photo. Image via CPAC.)
Consumer Advocate Calls for Return of Public Hearings for PUB Budgets
The province's consumer advocate wants to see a return to full public hearings to allow for proper scrutiny of capital budgets presented to the Public Utilities Board. Full public hearings were discon...
Mar 06, 2023 Consumer Advocate Dennis Browne. (VOCM News)
