Month: October 2023

2 years ago

Prime minister to host Canada-EU leaders’ summit in St. John’s in November

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he will welcome European Union leaders to Newfoundland and Labrador next month. St. John’s will play host to the Canada-EU leaders’ summit Nov. 23-24. Trudeau will host the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The Summit […]

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2 years ago

Police find no evidence of weapons offence near Waterford Hospital, nearby schools end lockdowns

Police say there’s no evidence to suggest that a weapons offense occurred near the Waterford Hospital, but the RNC will continue to investigate the report and stay in the area. The RNC had responded to a potential weapons offence in the area Monday morning. Several schools in the area were put on lockdown as a […]

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2 years ago

Province to Provide Fiscal and Economic Update

Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Siobhan Coady will deliver a fiscal and economic update for Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday, October 31. The update will take place at the Confederation Building at 11:30 a.m.

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2 years ago

Growlers lose to Stingrays 8 to 2

The Newfoundland Growlers suffered a loss at the Mary Brown’s Centre last night. The Growlers lost to the South Carolina Stingrays by a score of 8 to 2. In the first period, the Stingrays came out swinging scoring three goals. In the second, the Stingrays struck again with four goals while the Growlers managed to […]

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2 years ago

Home destroyed, but no injuries in downtown St. John’s fire

Firefighters are were on the scene of a major structure fire in downtown St. John’s Monday morning. Multiple departments responded to the blaze on the corner of Lime Street and Livingstone Street, just behind St. John’s City Hall. A home was destroyed, but no injuries were reported, and nobody appeared to be inside the property […]

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2 years ago

Furey to Deliver Apologies to Residential Schools Survivors in Nunatsiavut

Premier Furey will be in Labrador this week to deliver apologies to residential school survivors and family members. On Wednesday Furey will be in Rigolet at Northern Lights Academy at 11:00 a.m. and will be in Postville at the Recreation Centre at 3:00 p.m. Furey will be at the Community Centre in Makkovik at 10:00 […]

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2 years ago

Monday’s forecast; Rain and snow spread across the Island this afternoon and tonight

At this time it looks like the Avalon and Burin Peninsula will see mainly rain, with areas west seeing snow

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2 years ago

Closure of Port aux Basques Bridge on Terminal Service Road

The bridge on Terminal Service Road in Port aux Basques will be closed to all vehicular traffic as of Wednesday. At this time, the bridge remains safe to use for pedestrians and cyclists, however, all other vehicles will be required to use the Trans-Canada Highway. From now until Wednesday, the bridge will be open to […]

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2 years ago

Mostly good driving conditions across Newfoundland

Roads across the island portion of the province are mostly bare and dry with a few wet areas and good visibility. There are a few icy sections from Corner Brook to Gallants and from Steady Brook to Corner Brook. The Buchan’s Resource Road to Burgeo is partly snow-covered. Across Labrador, roads have icy patches with […]

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2 years ago

Woman arrested after fleeing police in St. John’s

On Sunday evening the RNC attempted to stop a vehicle in St. John’s. The vehicle fled and in the interest of public safety, officers did not pursue the vehicle. The female driver was known to officers. A short time later the same vehicle was located in a parking lot in the west end of St. […]

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