A man who reportedly broke into a woman’s Mount Pearl home and sexually assaulted her earlier this month has been ordered to stay in jail. Kordell Dixon was denied bail today, when Judge Harold Porter rendered his decision at provincial court in St. John’s. Dixon’s bail hearing was held earlier this week. The 26-year-old faces […]
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Channel-Port aux Basques RCMP is seeking assistance from the public following a theft that occurred on Oct. 3, at the Canadian Tire in Port aux Basques. After exhausting local efforts to identify the two suspects, police are seeking assistance from the public. Anyone having information on the identity of either of these individuals is asked […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services advises the public of an update to the hours of operation for urgent care services at U.S. Memorial Health Centre in St. Lawrence. For the week of November 27 to December 1, urgent care will be offered by a nurse practitioner virtually between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. A limited number of […]
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The New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the call for nominations in the district of Conception Bay East – Bell Island for the upcoming by-election. The deadline for nominations is Monday, November 27, at 12:00 p.m. The by-election for the district has not yet been called, but David Brazil, the current MHA, has […]
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Today there will be a flag-raising event at the Confederation Building to mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, also known as the Purple Ribbon Campaign. Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality Pam Parsons will host the event. The event will take place in the main lobby of the […]
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Premier Andrew Furey will speak at the official opening of the Lionel Kelland Hospice today. The event will take place at the Lionel Kelland Hospice beginning at 10:30 a.m. The Lionel Kelland Hospice will officially open today in Grand Falls-Windsor. The 10-bed facility is the only hospice in the province.
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Around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, RNC officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operating in the Goulds area of St. John’s. Officers determined the 37-year-old male driver was operating with a suspended license, without insurance, and owing in excess of $44,000 in fines. The male was also in breach of his court-issued release […]
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Roads across most of Newfoundland are bare with good visibility. The exception is Route 230 and 235, from Brownsdale to Salmon Cove, on the Witless Bay Line, Beachy Cove Road to St. Thomas Line, and from Torbay to Flatrock where roads are partly snow-covered. Across Labrador, roads are partly snow-covered with icy and slushy patches. […]
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in St. John’s today. At 2:40 p.m. Trudeau will meet with local trades students. At 7:00 p.m. Trudeau will deliver remarks at the opening reception for the Canada-EU Summit. The 19th Canada-EU Leaders’ Summit will run from November 23 to 24. Canada will host the President of the European […]
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In the weekly fuel adjustment from the Public Utilities Board, most fuels have increased in cost. Diesel on the Island has increased by up to 1.2 cents per litre and diesel in western Labrador is up by 1.1 cents. Furnace oil has increased by 1.15 cents. Stove oil on the Island is up by 0.79 […]
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