The excitement continues in Corner Brook, where the 2026 Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games are officially underway. The first medals have already been handed out. and athletes from across the province are wasting no time making their mark. Elly Stafford of Team Avalon has the distinction of winning the first gold medal of the Games, taking […]
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A 23-year-old man had his licence suspended on Friday of last week, after he was caught traveling 68 km/hr over the speed limit by Harbour Breton RCMP. On August 7, just before 4:30 p.m., an officer stopped a vehicle observed travelling at speeds up to 148 km/hr in an 80 km/hr zone on Route 360 near Milltown. The […]
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Police in Lewisporte are investigating a break and enter at a cabin, and asking for the public’s assistance identifying a suspect captured by surveillance cameras. On Aug. 4, around 5:45 a.m., Lewisporte RCMP responded to a call of a break and enter in progress at a cabin off the Newfoundland T’Railway, west of Route 340. […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services advises the public that work is ongoing with the service provider to resolve an interruption to telephone services currently impacting Bonne Bay Health Centre in Norris Point. In case of emergency: Patients with a medical emergency who require an ambulance should call 911. Those who feel they have a serious […]
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Over 800 households in Bay Roberts will be randomly selected to take part in a new national health survey by Statistics Canada. This is the 8th cycle of the Canadian Health Measures survey and 16 location across the country have been selected to participate. Stats Canada says the survey’s data will be used by researchers […]
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Effective Monday, Aug. 17, Wilf Keats Forest Access Road in Forest Management District 8 (Lewisporte) will be closed to all traffic for approximately five days due to bridge repairs. The bridge is located at Wilf Keats North/Gull Cliff Brook at kilometre 8.5 along the main route. Signage is posted approaching the closed bridge. For further […]
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Glovertown RCMP is investigating a theft from a gas station in Gambo on Friday evening, and asking anyone with information to contact police. On August 7, around 6:30 p.m., a vehicle stopped at the Esso station on J.R. Smallwood Boulevard in Gambo, put fuel in the vehicle and left without paying. Police are looking to […]
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The RNC has laid charges following a two-vehicle collision involving a dirtbike in St. John’s. On June 22, officers responded to a dirtbike-vehicle collision at the intersection of Richard Nolan Drive and Pitts Memorial Drive. The 22-year-old male driver of the dirtbike went to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. On Friday, police charged the 22-year-old with impaired […]
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Police responded to a business in the east end of St. John’s for a report of a theft in progress. One of the suspects had left the business before officers arrived, but was located a short distance from the business. The other suspect was located inside the business by officers. As a result of the […]
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It was a big weekend for fastpitch softball in Newfoundland and Labrador, with two provincial teams coming away with medals on the national stage. The Newfoundland Under-15 boys put together an incredible run at the Canadian championships in Surrey, B.C., advancing all the way to the gold medal game. Newfoundland went 4-2 in round-robin play […]
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