A 44-year-old man was stopped for excessive speeding by RCMP Traffic Services West on Wednesday. On June 11, police observed a vehicle travelling at 180km/hr in a 100 km/h zone on the Trans Canada Highway near Corner Brook. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was ticketed for excessive speeding. His license was suspended and the vehicle was impounded.
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A 67-year-old man was arrested for impaired operation by RCMP Traffic Services West during a traffic stop that was conducted in Stephenville on June 11. Around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police stopped a vehicle on Queen Street in Stephenville. The driver showed signs of impairment and preformed poorly on a roadside field sobriety test. He […]
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Following an investigation into an incident of bear spray deployment at an outdoor party in Barachois Brook in May, 2025, 19-year-old Jesse Messervey of Stephenville Crossing was arrested and charged by Bay St. George RCMP. Between the late evening hours of Saturday, May 3 and early morning hours of Sunday, May 4, a number of […]
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The Grand Slam of Curling and St. John’s Sports and Entertainment has won the 2024 KIOTI National Event of the Year award. The event was held over the span of six days in St. John’s from November 26 to December 1. It drew more than 100,000 fans to the Mary Brown’s Centre, where the world’s […]
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Minister of Justice and Public Safety John Haggie will hold a virtual media availability today to discuss the launch of an online crime dashboard. There is no word on what the dashboard will look like. They do exist in other areas and typically feature multiple statistics including the crime rate and number of incidents.
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Roads are largely dry across the province with a few wet sections this morning. There are areas of fog on the Avalon Peninsula and along the south coast. Marine Atlantic and ferries in the provincial network are operating on time this morning. There are no flight delays in St. John’s, Gander, or Deer Lake.
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Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology and Minister Responsible for Trade Opportunities Steve Crocker is in Paris this week for VivaTech 2025. The event, which runs from June 11 to 14, is Europe’s premier event for technology innovation, bringing together more than 165,000 attendees, 13,500 startups and 3,500 exhibitors. Key themes include artificial intelligence, healthtech, […]
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The province has launched a Mental Health and Addictions App Library to help increase access to support and services for individuals experiencing mental health and addiction challenges. The new digital library includes apps that have passed the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Assessment Framework for Mental Health Apps to ensure access to safe, evidence-based and […]
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Good Thursday morning! This post was created and edited between 5:30 and 6 AM. The day starts quietly on the island under varying amounts of cloud cover. At this hour, temperatures are around 10ºC for most. Meanwhile, in Labrador, we see numerous showers in the north and west. Temperatures vary from the lower single digits […]
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From one capital to another, the Canada Games’ torch came to life Wednesday, being lit in Ottawa marking the unofficial start to this Summer’s Games. As NTV’s Ryan Harding reports, the torch is now on its way to this province.
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