A man charged after a fatal crash near Gander in 2019 has pleaded guilty in provincial court. Defence lawyer Rossellen Sullivan confirmed today that she entered a guilty plea on his behalf. Villeneuve was charged with eight counts, including impaired driving causing death and bodily harm. Sullivan says she entered guilty plea to one of […]
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After 372 days and 3,800 kilometers, Justin Barbour achieved his goal, hiking out of the fog to Cape Pine Lighthouse to complete Expedition Northeast. His six year dream was realized. “What a rip in the wilderness. It was a journey that just kept on going,” he wrote on social media. “Canoe, snowshoe, bike and hike […]
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Braya Renewable Fuels (Newfoundland) GP Incorporated and Lorneville Mechanical Contractors Limited have been charged with violations under Newfoundland and Labrador’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations. The charges are the result of an investigation by the Department of Digital Government and Service NL’s Occupational Health and Safety Division following a fatal flash explosion and […]
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Targa Newfoundland has chosen stages for this year’s event. From September 12 to 19, competitors will drive over 2000 km in Newfoundland. The Targa experience starts with the Course Familiarization Program in St. John’s prior to the event to prepare drivers and co-drivers for the rally including a driving skills review, stage review, and practice […]
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At 5:00 a.m. this morning the RNC were called to the center city area of St. John’s to a report of an intoxicated woman. Police located the 20-year-old female and she was detained for being intoxicated in public. The female then assaulted and threatened police officers. She was charged with the offences and held for […]
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Last Monday, 103 Search and Rescue Squadron in Gander and 413 Search and Rescue Squadron in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, were tasked to rescue a patient off a cruise ship near Hebron, on the northern coast of Labrador. The crew hovered above the ship and retrieved the individual. They were airlifted to an ambulance in Happy […]
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Roads are bare and dry right across the province this morning with sunshine. The MV Qajaq W is in service but off schedule. The 6:00 p.m. departure from St. Barbe today is now open for regular reservations. Priority will be given to Labrador City residents. Due to the lifting of the evacuation order, extra departures […]
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Shelters that were open in Happy Valley-Goose Bay to house evacuees from Labrador City will be closing today. All congregate shelters will be closing by 12:00 p.m. The decision to close the shelters follows the lifting of the Labrador City evacuation order on Monday.
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Today, the province will provide a technical briefing with respect to a Wind Hydrogen Hub Land Reserve. The Department of Industry, Energy and Technology will provide the briefing beginning at 10:00 a.m. in St. John’s. Afterward, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology Andrew Parsons will provide an update.
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