In recognition of the remarkable journey and story of survival of the Elite Navigator crew, Premier Andrew Furey has announced that a bronze plaque will be installed in New-Wes-Valley to forever mark their safe return. On July 18, 2024, the fishing vessel Elite Navigator, with a crew of seven, was reported overdue about 250 kilometres […]
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A 42-year-old woman was arrested by Deer Lake RCMP at a traffic stop on April. Police located and seized a quantity of cocaine. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday, police stopped a vehicle on Middle Road after observing suspected cocaine inside the vehicle. The woman was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. The woman […]
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The 2025 Canada Games Host Society unveiled the official medal design and announced Equinox Gold as the presenting sponsor of the Medal Program Wednesday at a special event marking 100 Days Out from the Games. The medal design, created by Heather Coughlan, an artist from Torbay, was selected through a contest held in 2024. Her […]
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The Visitor Information Centre in St. John’s will open next Monday, May 5 for the season. The centre will be open from May 5 to June 20 from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from June 21 to October 10 it will be open seven days of week from 9:00 a.m. […]
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As of Friday several forest access roads in the Happy Valley Goose Bay area will be closed to vehicle traffic until further notice. The roads are eight kilometres in the Grand Lake Resource Road at the second gate, South Branch Resource Road, Goose River Resource Road, and Groves Point Road. The closure is due to […]
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Roads are mostly wet across the Island portion of the province this morning. There are areas of fog on the Avalon Peninsula. In Labrador, roads are partly snow-covered. Marine Atlantic has cancelled the crossings scheduled for this morning. The MV Marine Coaster III is out of service due to mechanical issues. Air service has been […]
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Just before midnight last night the RNC responded to the downtown area of St. John’s regarding a report of a disturbance. When officers arrived, several people had already detained a 58-year-old male. The male was arrested and charged with assault, causing a disturbance, mischief, breach of a release order and breach of probation. He was […]
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Today, Premier Andrew Furey will announce a new tribute to Newfoundland and Labrador’s wartime legacy. The announcement gets underway at 1:30 p.m. in the East Block Lobby of the Confederation Building. Furey will be joined by Newfoundland and Labrador sculptor Morgan MacDonald.
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