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10 months ago

Emotional sentencing hearing as victims face sex offender Markus Hicks

A courtroom was in tears today as teenaged boys who were duped into having sexual encounters with their former teacher and volleyball coach spoke out. Several victim impact statements were presented in court during the sentencing hearing for convicted sex offender Markus Hicks. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.

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10 months ago

Bay Roberts RCMP seeking owner of found electric scooter

RCMP in Bay Roberts is turning to the public in hopes of tracking down the rightful owner of an electric scooter found in the Water Street area Thursday morning. On Nov. 13, an individual attended the front counter of the Bay Roberts RCMP detachment to hand over high-value property items found laying along the shoulder […]

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10 months ago

Quinlan Brothers ‘vindicated’ as court dismisses charges of processing dead snow crab

It was big news for Quinlan Brothers Ltd. Thursday as the court dismissed all charges related to the production and handling of dead snow crab at their Bay de Verde facility from 2024. According to a news release from the company, the Crown’s review determined there was no reasonable evidence to support the charges. Charges […]

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10 months ago

Markus Hicks set to appear in court today for sentencing hearing following delay

There was a shocking turn of events in the case of sex offender Markus Hicks Wednesday when an error forced the delay in his sentencing hearing. The former teacher and coach was supposed to be in St. John’s in person yesterday, but somehow the message to have him transferred from a prison in central Newfoundland […]

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