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Forteau RCMP arrests impaired driver after stopping speeder on the Trans-Labrador Highway

Forteau RCMP arrested a 26-year-old L’Anse-au-Loup man yesterday evening after officers pulled a vehicle over for speeding and discovered that the driver was also impaired. Just after 4:30 p.m. on August 17, police on patrol along the Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 510) observed a pick-up truck travelling at high speeds, up to 120 km/hr in an 80 km/hr […]

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Clarenville RCMP responds to erratic driving complaint on the TCH, arrests impaired driver

A 46-year-old Come By Chance man was arrested and charged with impaired driving after Clarenville RCMP responded to a report of a possible impaired driver Friday night. Shortly after 8:00 p.m. on August 14, police in Clarenville received a call from a concerned resident about a possible impaired operator driving erratically, and at high rates […]

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Hydro-Québec says it will pay about six cents per kilowatt-hour for the new supply, roughly one-third the cost of alternative sources

After decades of frustration over the 1969 Churchill Falls contract, the province says it has finally secured a new deal designed to deliver far greater value from Labrador’s hydroelectric resources. The original agreement allowed Quebec to purchase Churchill Falls power at extremely low rates and resell much of that electricity for enormous profits. That contract […]

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Police arrest Ontario man for property damage

The RNC has made an arrest following property damage in St. John’s. Around 11 p.m. Monday, police responded to a report of a suspicious male on Duckworth Street. Upon arrival, officers located two downtown businesses whose windows had been smashed. Witnesses on scene advised that a male had been asked to leave a nearby establishment […]

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