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3 weeks ago

Three water bombers and two helicopters help prevent spread of Port Hope Simpson wildfire

Three water bombers and two bucketing helicopters helped prevent the spread of the Port Hope Simpson wildfire on Thursday. The wildfire is now estimated to cover approximately seven hectares, the provincial government said in its end-of-day update. Ground crews were focused on structure protection and set up sprinklers near the Penny’s Pitstop gas station and […]

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3 weeks ago

New Heritage Minute honours N.L.’s response to 9/11

Historica Canada has unveiled a new Heritage Minute, this one honouring the people of Newfoundland and Labrador for how they responded to 9/11. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports.

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3 weeks ago

Port Hope Simpson declares state of emergency, residents told to be prepared to evacuate due to wildfire

Residents of Port Hope Simpson in Labrador have been warned to be ready to evacuate if needed as a fire burns just off the highway in the community. The town has since posted on Facebook that it has declared a state of emergency. Police and firefighters are on the scene and a waterbomber was on […]

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Daring rescue caught on camera in central Newfoundland

A daring rescue was caught on camera as 103 Search and Rescue Squadron recently conducted a medical evacuation in central Newfoundland. The call came from a remote fishing camp in central Newfoundland, where a patient needed urgent medical attention.

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