Month: June 2024

2 years ago

Police vehicle rammed by motorist who failed to stop and fled from Harbour Grace RCMP

A motorist is facing a charge of flight from police following an attempted traffic stop by Harbour Grace RCMP that occurred today. At approximately 1:30 a.m., police attempted to stop a vehicle on Bannerman Street in Harbour Grace.  The driver failed to stop and while fleeing from police rammed a marked police vehicle.  In the […]

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2 years ago

Search underway for missing snowmobiler near Natuashish

A 41-year-old man who was traveling alone on a snowmobile is missing after being reported overdue from a hunting trip in an area between Mistastin Lake and Natuashish on Monday. The man left a cabin in the Mistastin Lake area by himself around 6 a.m. Later that night, police received a report indicating that he […]

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2 years ago

TCH reopens in Corner Brook after tanker truck overturns, spilling fuel

Corner Brook RCMP advised drivers that both directions of the TCH between Riverside Drive and Massey Drive, Corner Brook, were impassable for most of the day. A tanker truck overturned causing a substantial fuel spill. But all lanes of the TCH are now open for travel.

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2 years ago

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate for first time in more than four years

The Bank of Canada has cut its overnight rate by 25 basis points, a move not seen since the beginning of the pandemic. Wednesday’s announcement puts the policy rate at 4.75 per cent, down from the 5 per cent it has been sitting at since July of last year. The bank began raising its key […]

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2 years ago

Missing man safely located by RCMP service dog

A missing 71-year-old man was safely located by RCMP Police Service Dog (PSD) Kaos early Tuesday. Just before 5:00 a.m., Holyrood RCMP received the report of a missing person near Soldier’s Pond. A man who was staying at a nearby cabin departed the cabin earlier in the night and had not returned. RCMP PSD Kaos and […]

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2 years ago

Memorial University reopens application process for nursing satellite sites

Memorial University has reopened the application process for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at its three satellite sites for residents. Successful applicants can study in either Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor or Happy Valley-Goose Bay this upcoming fall. Applications are open until June 14. New applicants will receive a new $8,000 tuition incentive during the […]

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2 years ago

Mount Pearl Awards Contract for New Community Centre

The City of Mount Pearl awarded a $15,547,218 contract to JMJ Holdings Ltd. to design and build a new community centre at the Team Gushue Sports Complex.  The need for a new community hub was identified in the City’s 2019 Recreation Master Plan. The study suggested a new facility was necessary to replace the aging Park […]

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2 years ago

Little Green Thumbs Program Celebrates 12th Year of Harvest

Agriculture in the Classroom NL is extending a “thumbs up” to Little Green Thumbs and Little Green Sprouts classes on their successful gardens this year. The program, now in its 12th year, aims to help young people value their health the environment, and their communities through active participation in a classroom garden. In May and […]

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2 years ago

Minister Davis to Attend New Gardening Initiative Demonstration

Today Minister of Environment and Climate Change Bernard Davis will participate in a gardening initiative at the pilot installation site for the Growing Through the Ages program. The event will take place at the Sensory Gardens at the Torbay Commons beginning at 11:00 a.m. Growing Through the Ages is an intergenerational gardening program administered by […]

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2 years ago

Public Engagement Launched to Inform RNC Corporate Plan

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is working to develop a corporate plan that will be valid from 2025 to 2027 and is seeking feedback from the public through an online questionnaire. Every three years, the RNC develops and publishes a corporate plan that outlines the goals and objectives the RNC hopes to achieve over each planning […]

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