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2 months ago

Line dancing flashmob performs at Village Mall

A line dancing flashmob performed at the Village Mall in St. John’s this weekend.

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2 months ago

Firefighters make quick work of early-morning house fire

An early-morning house fire in the west end of St. John’s was handled quickly by responding firefighters. At about 3:45 a.m. crews were called to a home on Lewisporte Place in the Cowan Heights area of St. John’s. When firefighters arrived they found fire in a basement apartment. Ed Sears, Platoon Chief with the St. […]

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2 months ago

Firefighters gather for powerful show of respect at funeral of Jim O’Toole

There was a powerful show of respect Friday at the funeral of firefighter Jim O’Toole.

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2 months ago

RCMP warns of ultra-potent synthetic opioid, 10× stronger than fentanyl, found in NL

RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador is warning the public after confirming that a dangerous synthetic opioid has been seized by police in this province for the first time. N-Propionitrile chlorphine, also known as cychlorphine, is a synthetic opioid believed to be at least ten times more potent than fentanyl. Laboratory testing has confirmed that a quantity […]

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