Month: January 2024

2 years ago

Ferryland police investigating cabin arson

Ferryland RCMP is investigating an arson that occurred at a cabin off the Witless Bay Line on Tuesday night.Just before 11:00 p.m. on January 9, police received a call reporting that a cabin was on fire. Police reports indicate it was an unoccupied cabin in a remote area. Accessing the cabin in a vehicle was […]

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2 years ago

Search warrants executed on homes in Harbour Grace and Carbonear, two men charged

As part of an ongoing drug investigation by the RCMP, 34-year-old Christopher Snow and 28-year-old Lucas Rowe were arrested on Tuesday. With search warrants authorized under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, RCMP officers went to Snow’s residence on Danny Drive in Harbour Grace and Rowe’s residence on Water Street in Carbonear.  Both men were […]

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2 years ago

Power outage puts flights on pause at St. John’s International Airport

Flights at the St. John’s International Airport were put on hold this morning due to a power outage. It happened just before 10:30 a.m. this morning. While the airport’s terminal building remained open, running on its emergency back-up power supply, flight operations were put on hold until power was restored at 11:00 a.m. Although power […]

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2 years ago

Reminder to call 911 to access emergency ambulance services

NL Health Services reminds the public that, effective on Monday, Jan. 15, citizens of communities served by the Grand Bank/Fortune Ambulance Service are directed to call 911 for an ambulance in a medical emergency. The local phone number at the Dr. S. Beckley Health Centre in Grand Bank will direct callers to hang up and […]

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2 years ago

Report Shows Atlantic Canadians Have the Most Debt Regret

Atlantic Canadians are more likely than any other province to say they regret the amount of debt they’ve taken on in life. The latest MNP Consumer Debt Index finds that 52 per cent of those surveyed regret the amount of debt they have. Additionally, 25 per cent of respondents say that in the past year, […]

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2 years ago

Municipal By-Election for Ward 4 Councillor March 12

The City of St. John’s will hold the Ward Four by-election on March 12. Nomination days are February 6 to 13. Nominations must be in writing and state the name and residence of the candidate and be signed by the proposer and seconder, both of whom shall be present with the candidate, who will also […]

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2 years ago

Newfoundland Power seeking rate hike

Newfoundland Power provided a General Rate Application to the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities last month. The utility is asking for a full review of its 2025 and 2026 costs to be recovered in customer rates by proposing an average increase in current electricity rates of 5.5 per cent to become effective July 1, […]

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2 years ago

Jackknifed tractor trailer near exit to Liam Hickey Drive on TCH

There are delays in the eastbound land of the Trans-Canada Highway just after the exit to Liam Hickey Drive, due to a jackknifed tractor trailer. The highway is currently reduced to one lane. Holyrood RCMP says drivers heading eastbound in the area should anticipate delays. RCMP says motorists should drive with extreme caution this morning […]

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2 years ago

Messy morning commute for most of the province

Roads are mostly snow-covered across the Island. Visibility is poor along much of the west coast and from Red Harbour to Clam Brook. Travel is not recommended from Woody Point to Trout River, Trans-Canada Highway to Cold Brook, and Trans-Canada Highway to Buchan’s Resource Road. In Labrador, roads are snow-covered from Labrador to Happy Valley-Goose […]

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2 years ago

Rain and snow end on the Island this morning, while snow persists in Labrador

Due to the snow and ice last night, many schools across the Island are closed for the morning or closed for the day. Click this link to see the latest closures! The area of low pressure driving the wind, rain, and snow across the Province this morning is currently making its way across the Lower […]

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