3 years ago
Three suspended drivers stopped by RCMP; vehicles impounded
Three suspended drivers were recently stopped and ticketed by RCMP NL. At approximately 7:30 a.m. yesterday, RCMP Traffic Services East stopped a speeding vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway between Makinsons and Whitbourne. The driver, a 53-year-old man, was operating with a suspended licence and was unable to show proof of insurance. The man was ticketed for […]
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3 years ago
UPDATE: RCMP arrest Harbour Grace man
Hours after Harbour Grace RCMP announced it was looking to arrest 26-year-old Jordan Oliver, it issued a news release this afternoon, informing the public he’s been arrested. EARLIER STORY: An arrest warrant has been issued for a 26-year-old man from Harbour Grace. Twenty-six year-old Jordan Oliver, who also goes by the name of Jordan Mercer, […]
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3 years ago
Local counselling agency gets financial support
The provincial government is providing $175,000 in funding to the Ruah Counselling Centre in St. John’s to provide grief and suicide loss support. Ruah is a non-profit community counselling agency that provides counselling to individuals, couples and families and educational and supportive groups to people 16 years of age and older. Ruah receives thousands of […]
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3 years ago
Funding announced for Provincial Indigenous Women’s Reconciliation Council
The province has announced $550,000 in funding for the Provincial Indigenous Women’s Reconciliation Council. The funding is provided under the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence, a four-year bilateral agreement the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador signed with Women and Gender Equality Canada, resulting in $13.6 million in new funding to invest in violence […]
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