Premier Andrew Furey will be in Corner Brook today to mark the official opening of the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital. Furey will be joined by Minister Gerry Byrne, MHA Scott Reid, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Western Zone Teara Freake, Robert Andrews, Chair of NL Health Services Board of Trustees, and Lloyd Walters, Vice […]
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The RCMP is investigating a single-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near South Branch on Friday that claimed the life of a 63-year-old man. Shortly before 4:00 a.m. on Friday, the RCMP received a report from a passing motorist who observed an overturned tractor trailer off the highway. Police attended the scene and located the […]
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Corner Brook will welcome the second cruise ship of the year today. The Regent Seven Seas, run by Mariner is expected to arrive today at 11:00 a.m. and will depart at 8:00 p.m. this evening. The ship is carrying 696 passengers and 449 crew.
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A 15-year-old female and a 17-year-old male will appear in court this morning after the RNC Patrol Services responded to a residence in the downtown area of St Joh’s. Police received a call of unknown trouble in progress. The female was arrested for breaching her release orders and the male was arrested for obstruction.
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Construction is set to begin today to rehabilitate the Allandale Road Bridge which crosses over Rennie’s River. This project is anticipated to be completed by September 2024. While the construction is ongoing, vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be maintained. Traffic delays and lane reductions can be expected, and the motoring public is advised to seek […]
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Across the west coast, roads are wet due to rain. There are areas of fog along the south coast of the island. Elsewhere roads are bare and dry. Ferries are on time. Air services are in place from Charlottetown to Norman Bay. At the St. John’s International Airport, WestJet flights 200 and 201 are delayed […]
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On Sunday evening RNC officers were called to a residence in the center city area of St John’s to a request for a wellness check. Police spoke to the complainant and to the female in question. The 14-year-old female then proceeded to assault the officer, the youth was arrested and charged with assaulting a peace […]
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The weather across the Province this morning is already active, with lots of showers on the go across central, southern, interior, and western Newfoundland. Some of the showers feature heavy downpours at this hour, especially near Grand Falls-Windsor and over the West Coast. The radar image from just before 6:40 AM shows this very well. […]
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Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure John Abbott will make a provincial road safety announcement today. Abbott will be joined by the MHA for Mount Pearl North Lucy Stoyles, and representatives from the Save Our People Action Committee. The announcement gets underway at the Memorial University Botanical Garden conference room in St. John’s at 11:30 a.m.
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Riverside Drive, which connects Corner Brook to north shore of the Bay of Islands, has finally reopened after a landslide earlier this year.
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