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10 months ago

Medication helping psychiatric patient charged with murder communicate, lawyer says

A psychiatric patient who allegedly murdered another patient at the Waterford Hospital last year is now mentally well enough to speak with his lawyer, a St. John’s judge was told today. Accused murderer Thomas Parsley wasn’t in the courtroom at provincial court when his case was called. He was, once again, represented by his lawyer, […]

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10 months ago

RCMP responds to residential fire in Makinsons

RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador and the Newfoundland and Labrador Fire Commissioner’s Office are investigating a fire at a residence in Makinsons that sent one person to hospital on Sunday evening. The cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time. At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, police responded to a fire at a […]

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10 months ago

RCMP stops two impaired drivers over weekend

Deer Lake RCMP officers stopped and charged two impaired drivers over the weekend. Both drivers had their licences suspended and police seized and impounded both vehicles. On Friday, around 6:00 p.m., an officer on patrol in the community of St. Judes observed a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner and conducted a traffic stop. […]

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10 months ago

Families share heartbreak as Braya Renewable Fuels fined $118,000 for fatal refinery explosion

Emotions ran high in Clarenville Provincial Court today as Braya Renewable Fuels was handed a $118,000 fine for a fatal explosion at the Come By Chance refinery three years ago. Workers and their families filled the courtroom, detailing how their lives were forever changed by the devastating flash fire. Friends and relatives gathered Tuesday morning […]

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