1 year ago
Driver arrested for impaired operation by police
A 67-year-old man was arrested for impaired operation by RCMP Traffic Services West during a traffic stop that was conducted in Stephenville on June 11. Around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police stopped a vehicle on Queen Street in Stephenville. The driver showed signs of impairment and preformed poorly on a roadside field sobriety test. He […]
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1 year ago
Man arrested by police for bear spray deployment at outdoor party in Barachois Brook
Following an investigation into an incident of bear spray deployment at an outdoor party in Barachois Brook in May, 2025, 19-year-old Jesse Messervey of Stephenville Crossing was arrested and charged by Bay St. George RCMP. Between the late evening hours of Saturday, May 3 and early morning hours of Sunday, May 4, a number of […]
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1 year ago
KIOTI National wins MPI Atlantic Canada’s Event of the Year award
The Grand Slam of Curling and St. John’s Sports and Entertainment has won the 2024 KIOTI National Event of the Year award. The event was held over the span of six days in St. John’s from November 26 to December 1. It drew more than 100,000 fans to the Mary Brown’s Centre, where the world’s […]
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1 year ago
Haggie to launch provincial Crime Dashboard
Minister of Justice and Public Safety John Haggie will hold a virtual media availability today to discuss the launch of an online crime dashboard. There is no word on what the dashboard will look like. They do exist in other areas and typically feature multiple statistics including the crime rate and number of incidents.
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