The province announced a call for proposals for the 2025 Community Violence Prevention Grants Program. Funding for the program is made possible through a $13.6 million, four-year bilateral agreement with Women and Gender Equality Canada under the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence. The program’s objectives support targeted and community-driven efforts, led by community […]
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Deer Lake RCMP is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the gas pumps of the Irving Big Stop gas station on May 29. Twenty-six-year-old Bobby Sheppard was arrested and is charged with multiple criminal offences. Shortly after 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, police responded to an alarm that was activated by an employee at the […]
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Deer Lake RCMP is investigating a break, enter and theft that occurred on May 27 at Humber River Golf Club in Deer Lake. Sometime over night, between the evening of May 26 and the morning of May 27, suspect(s) entered the business and stole a quantity of cash. Deer Lake RCMP asks the public to […]
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The operation of drones in the vicinity of forest fires creates unsafe conditions for water bombers to protect communities. All drone operators and the general public are asked to respect the dedicated efforts of our province’s firefighting personnel. The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is expressing concern over the use of drones over or […]
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An eighteen year old female has been charged with impaired driving following a two-vehicle collision in the east end of St. John’s on Tuesday evening. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of King’s Bridge Road and Empire Avenue shortly before 8:00 p.m.. A pickup truck and a sedan had been involved in a collision, […]
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Nominations are now open for the Premier’s Medals for Arts, Heritage, Recreation and Sport for 2025. The awards, announced in 2023, recognize individuals and groups whose exceptional contributions have made a lasting and outstanding impact on the province and its people. Annually, two recipients from each discipline will be honoured. This year, it will be […]
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Minister of Health and Community Services Krista Lynn Howell will make a health human resources announcement today in St. John’s. Howell will be joined by Dr. Pat Parfrey the Chief Executive Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services. The announcement will take place at the Health Innovation Acceleration Centre at noon.
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The provincial government is continuing to monitor an active wildfire near Churchill Falls. Water bombers, helicopters and crews continue to fight the fire, which was first reported May 28. It originated 1 km from the Town of Churchill Falls on the north side of the Trans-Labrador Highway and continues to move east, away from the […]
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Roads across the province this morning are dry with good visibility under overcast skies. The MV Marine Voyager is in service but off schedule and will depart Hermitage at 1:00 p.m. At the St. John’s International Airport, Air Canada Flight 696 is delayed and Porter Flight 2280 is postponed. Flights in Gander and Deer Lake […]
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Another cruise ship will visit the capital city today. The Volendam with 1839 passengers is scheduled to arrive at the Port of St. John’s at 8:00 a.m. The ship will depart at 5:00 p.m. The next cruise sip, the SH Vega, will arrive on Sunday.
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