Environment Canada, along with Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Environment and Climate Change and the Department of Health and Community Services, has issued a continued Special Air Quality statement for multiple regions of Labrador. The advisory comes as smoke from wildfires burning in central and western Canada drifts across the province, lowering air quality. The […]
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A 46-year-old man is deceased after a fatal collision that occurred on the Trans-Labrador Highway on June 5. Cartwright RCMP are investigating. On Thursday evening around 6:15 p.m., police received a report of collision involving an SUV and a commercial truck on the Trans-Labrador Highway between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and the Highway 516 junction. Police […]
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NL Health Services has provided an update on improvements to cardiac care, including the establishment of a Provincial Cardiovascular and Stroke Program which integrates the delivery of cardiac, vascular and stroke services across the province. The program has made significant strides in improving access to cardiac procedures such as an increase in the number of […]
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The RCMP in Gander are investigating a collision resulting in the death of a 34-year-old man on the Trans-Canada Highway between Gander and Benton yesterday morning. The RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday. A vehicle travelling westbound collided with an eastbound tractor-trailer. […]
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The City of St. John’s is inviting residents, businesses, and interested parties to an Open House on June 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at City Hall to provide feedback on several initiatives to plan the future for the downtown area. The focus of the event will be to provide feedback on Downtown Forward, a […]
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There will be lane reductions and road closures on Sunday for the Mews Memorial 8k Road Race. Mundy Pond Road from Blackler Avenue to Ropewalk Lane will be closed in both directions from 7:30 a.m. to 8:05 a.m. and the eastbound lane from Blackler Avenue to Ropewalk Lane will be closed from 8:05 a.m. to […]
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Roads across the west coast are wet. In central and on the Avalon Peninsula, roads are mostly dry. There is some fog along the south coast and on the Avalon Peninsula. In Labrador, visibility is reduced in the Happy Valley-Goose Bay area due to smoke. Roads are dry. Marine Atlantic and provincial ferries are operating […]
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Just before 2:00 a.m. this morning an RNC officer completed a traffic stop on a vehicle in the west end of St. John’s The officer observed a wanted male in the back seat and when the backup officer arrived on scene, the suspect ran towards a residence. The suspect attempted to gain access to a […]
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The changes to fuel prices this week are decreases. Gasoline motor fuel decreased by up to 2.3 cents per litre. Diesel motor fuel on the Island dropped by 1.7 cents while diesel motor fuel in Zones 13 and 13a decreased by 1.8 cents. Furnace oil heating fuel on the Island decreased by 1.43 cents and […]
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An overnight fire in the east end of St. John’s has caused significant damage to a home and displaced several people. Firefighters responded to the blaze, on Rigolet Crescent, at about 1:00 a.m.. Crews arrived to find fire at the rear of the home, spreading into the eave. Ken Dinn, Platoon Chief with the St. […]
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