A rally took place Wednesday morning outside of the Confederation Building, in support of deaf seniors in the province. The group was also calling on government to recruit and retain more ASL interpreters in Newfoundland and Labrador. Joy Philpott says, she was unable to get critical information about her boyfriends procedure in hospital, because there […]
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Two drivers were stopped on November 14, 2023, for excessive speed on Route 210 by RCMP Traffic Services East. Yesterday, while on patrol, a number of traffic stops were conducted by RCMP Traffic Services East, including two drivers who were traveling more than 51 km/hr above the posted speed limit of 90 km/hr. Just before […]
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Burin Peninsula RCMP is investigating a suspicious structure fire that took place on Thursday afternoon. Around 4:30 p.m. last Thursday, police responded to a report of a structure fire at an abandoned building on Route 210 between Fortune and Grand Bank. Police say the Grand Bank Fire Department was on the scene and extinguished the […]
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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are seeking witnesses and video following a report of a motor vehicle collision in Paradise. Patrol officers received a report of a motor vehicle collision, believed to have occurred on November 5, 2023, between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Sobeys grocery store, located on Topsail Road […]
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A national test of the Emergency Alerting System took place this morning. Alert Ready issued its emergency test message through television, radio and compatible wireless devises this morning. If you didn’t receive the message on a wireless device, it may be due to device compatibility, network connection or settings. Canada’s emergency alerting system is designed […]
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NL Health Services is advising the public that emergency services at Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre on Bell Island will be temporarily closed due to human resource challenges from: Wednesday, November 15 at 8:00 p.m. to Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. In case of emergency: Patients with a medical emergency who require […]
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WestJet will be bringing back its non-stop service from the St. John’s International Airport to London-Gatwick Airport. The service returns on May 1, 2024. The announcement was made this morning. In partnership with the Provincial Government, the St. John’s International Airport Authority has entered into an agreement with WestJet to offer this route for the […]
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Premier Andrew Furey will join officials from WestJet and the St. John’s International Airport Authority in making a significant announcement related to air access today. The event will take place at Theatre Hill café at the Majestic Theatre beginning at 9:00 a.m. Furey will be joined by Minister Steve Crocker, Minister Andrew Parsons, as well […]
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Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Elvis Loveless and federal Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canadian Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings will make a funding announcement today for the provincial fishery and aquaculture sectors. The announcement will take place at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University in St. […]
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Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited announced that it will temporarily shut down all its operations for a period of seven days, beginning November 20. The company cites the difficult business environment in the newsprint sector as the reason for the shutdown. Production is expected to resume on November 27. Approximately 300 employees will be […]
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