On Sunday afternoon the RNC responded to a report of a theft at a residence in downtown St. John’s. Prior to police arrival, the suspect had left the area. Officers determined that multiple vehicles had been broken into. About an hour later, a 22-year-old male was arrested in the area. He was charged with assault, […]
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Roads are mostly bare and dry across most of the Island. There are a few icy patches on the west coast and the Great Northern Peninsula. Equipment is unable to operate due to drifting snow from Robinsons to North Branch. Gallants to Robinsons is partly snow-covered and from the St. Anthony Airport to St. Anthony, […]
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Beginning at 7:00 a.m. today there will be a detour in place on Duckworth Street to facilitate construction related to the Provincial Government’s National War Memorial refurbishment project. Duckworth Street from King’s Road to Holloway Street will be closed until 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 24 Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times for businesses […]
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NL Health Services will be hosting a series of open-house career fairs in central Newfoundland over the next several days. Today there will be a career fair at the Baie Verte Peninsula Health Centre from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. On Tuesday there will be fairs held at the Green Bay Health Centre and the […]
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Labatt Breweries in Canada is saying goodbye to the plastic packaging rings, used to hold together six, and eight-packs of beer…. The brewery is investing $10.5 million dollars, with a new system to reduce plastic in its packaging. There will soon be paperboard packaging, to replaced the plastic rings.
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Jim Furlong reflects on the life of John F. Kennedy.
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The information and privacy commissioner has raised concerns that he is not being adequately consulted about legislation before it goes to the House of Assembly. Both opposition parties say the government is not giving enough time for scrutiny of legislation.
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One person was sent to hospital following an apparent hit-and-run collision near Mundy Pond on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the scene of the collision, at the intersection of Mundy Pond Road and Murphy’s Lane, shortly before 3:30 p.m.. When personnel arrived they found a damaged sedan in the middle of the road. […]
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Labrador West MHA Jordan Brown says residents in Labrador felt overlooked earlier this week, when they saw government proudly promoting the re-establishment of the direct flight from St. John’s to London this spring. That’s because Brown says, getting to and from Labrador, is still inaccessible. Right now, a return flight from Labrador to the island […]
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