Shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Holyrood RCMP responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Holyrood. The driver, a 53-year-old man, departed the crash scene on foot and was located a short distance away by police. He showed signs of alcohol impairment and was arrested. Back at the detachment, he provided samples that were […]
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The RNC is searching for missing person Louis Power, of St. John’s. The 54-year-old was last seen on Nov. 27, in the area of Empire Avenue. He is described as about 6’2”, 230 pounds, and has blue eyesand grey hair. The RNC request that anyone who has information pertaining to his whereabouts call 729-8000 or […]
Read moreThe federal and provincial governments are investing funds to help the Port de Grave Peninsula Heritage Society Inc. with the community’s annual boat lighting festival. The society has been provided a non-repayable contribution of $9,165 for this year’s celebration. Ken McDonald, Member of Parliament for Avalon, also announced a non-repayable contribution of $27,786. The investment […]
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The Newfoundland Growlers took two of the three games against the Maine Mariners at the Mary Brown’s Centre this weekend. The Growlers took the first game on Friday downing the Mariners by a score of 4 to 3 in overtime. It was a bad night on Saturday when the Newfoundland Growlers fell 6 to 3 […]
Read moreThe Virginia Park Community Centre will temporarily close on December 22 to allow staff from the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation and partners to complete an assessment of renovation needs at the facility. Beginning on January 8, programs and services offered through the community centre will resume at alternate locations within the community. The community […]
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Today, Minister of Education Krista Lynn Howell will announce details of a food security initiative. The announcement takes place at Brighter Futures Family Resource Centre at East Point Elementary School in St. John’s, at 1:00 p.m. Howell will be joined by Minister of Health and Community Services Tom Osborne and Sarah Stern, Executive Director of […]
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Mostly good driving conditions across the Island this morning with bare roads. There are some icy patches in the Corner Brook and St. Anthony areas. Visibility is fair to good. Across Labrador, roads are snow-covered with icy and slushy patches. Visibility is fair to good. Marine Atlantic anticipates changes to its schedule on Tuesday. The […]
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Around 12:40 a.m. overnight the RNC were called to an assistance call at a business in the centre city of St. John’s. When officers arrived on the scene, the man became very agitated and aggressive. Police quickly gained control of the male and arrested him for uttering threats to damage property, breaching a release order […]
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Today Premier Andrew Furey will be making an announcement regarding the 75th anniversary of Confederation. The announcement will take place at The Rooms at 11:30 a.m. Newfoundland became the 10th province of Canada in 1949.
Read moreEmotions ran high in Supreme Court Friday evening after Craig Pope was convicted of second-degree murder. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.
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