3 years ago
St. John’s man tasered by police taken into custody, charged with assault
A 27-year-old man is behind bars in St. John’s today after an incident that resulted in him being tasered by police. Just before 1:30 this morning, the RNC responded to a call of an assault in the area of St. Clare Avenue. When patrol officers tried to arrest him, the man became combative and fought […]
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3 years ago
Ottawa and Atlantic provinces make $30 million investment to boost tourism in the region
The Government of Canada has joined the Atlantic provinces to invest $30 million to boost tourism in the region. The announcement was made this morning at the Quidi Vidi Artisan Studios by Minister of Rural Economic Development and ACOA, Gudie Hutchings, joined by the province’s Minister of Tourism Steve Crocker and Federal Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada. […]
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3 years ago
Team Newfoundland and Labrador picks up first win at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Team Newfoundland and Labrador picked up their first win last night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary. After losing their first four games of the tournament, the rink, led by skip Stacie Curtis, defeated Prince Edward Island 11-6.They are back in action today with a pair of games – Saskatchewan this afternoon and […]
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3 years ago
Bell Island gas station stops its pumps for an unspecified period of time
In a statement by Kings Irving Gas Station, of Bell Island, they are advising the public that they closed its services on Friday, Feb. 16. Iriving Oil advised them no more gas would be delivered to Bell Island due to unfortunate circumstances. The Mayor of Bell Island and MHA Fred Hutton were both notified immediately and […]
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