Month: January 2024

2 years ago

Town of Gander worried about changes to air ambulance system

The Town of Gander is raising concerns about how the province plans to change the air ambulance system. It’s worried that the medical communications centre will be located in St. John’s. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports.

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2 years ago

Thursday’s forecast… the calm before the storm

The weather across NL for the next 24 to 36 hours will remain quite calm ahead of, what looks to be, the first major snowfall of 2024 for eastern Newfoundland. Tonight will see partly to mostly cloudy skies on the Island, with lows of -3 in the east and south, -5 to -10 in Central […]

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2 years ago

Window covering recall

A popular window covering sold in Canada is being recalled by Health Canada because of strangulation hazard. The various blinds are from manufacturer and retailer SBM Canada. The recall involves all canvas blinds and zebra blinds with a chain produced for residential use between May 2021 and December 2023.More information on the recalled products can […]

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2 years ago

Two people arrested by Bay Roberts RCMP for drug impaired driving

Two individuals were recently arrested by Bay Roberts RCMP for suspected drug impaired driving. At approximately 8:45 a.m. on December 28, police received a report of a vehicle swerving all over the roadway on the Veterans Memorial Highway. Officers responded, located the described vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The driver, a 22-year-old Bell Island woman, […]

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2 years ago

Bonavista RCMP arrests five impaired drivers over the holiday season

Five drivers were arrested for various impaired driving offences by Bonavista RCMP over the holidays this past week. On December 24, police arrested a 26-year-old man, after being called to the scene of a single vehicle collision on Route 230 near Melrose. At the scene, the driver showed signs of drug impairment. He was transported […]

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2 years ago

Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP executes search warrant and seizes cash, drugs, a firearm, and unstamped tobacco

The RCMP has arrested three people, 51-year-old Bonnie Tucker, 27-year-old Blake Tucker, and 21-year-old Brady Benson, following the execution of a search warrant by Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP on December 30. Officers attended the Peddle Drive home with a warrant to search the property. Police seized more than $100,000.00 cash, over 1.2 kilograms of cocaine, quantities […]

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2 years ago

St. John’s to host Youth Talent Show

The City of St. John’s is hosting a Youth Talent Show. The annual event will showcase the talents of youth between the ages of 10 and 16. Applications are due by January 12. The talent show will take place on Saturday, February 3, at 2:00 p.m. at the D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music.

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2 years ago

Recall issued on various types of blinds

A recall has been issued on a number of blinds from SBM Canada and True Blinds due to strangulation and choking hazards. All canvas blinds and Zebra blinds with chains produced for residential use between May 2021 and December 2023 are impacted by this recall.There is a label on the medal bar that indicates the […]

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2 years ago

Provincial Government Completes Integration of English School District

The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District has been completely integrated with the Department of Education. Under the integration, the NLSchools brand will now represent the K-12 English public school system. There are no changes to school-facing functions, teacher hiring and allocation and school transportation remains unchanged. Student transportation, as well as supporting maintenance services […]

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2 years ago

Snow-covered roads along the west coast

Across the Avalon Peninsula, central Newfoundland, and the south coast roads are bare with a few icy patches. Roads are snow-covered across the west coast and the Great Northern Peninsula. In Labrador, roads are snow-covered. Visibility is good across the province. Marine Atlantic is on time today but anticipates impacts on Friday and Saturday. All […]

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