In the latest update from the Public Utilities Board, the price of gas is up 6.6 cents a litre. Diesel rises by 13 cents on the island, and a fraction more in Labrador. Both furnace and stove oils are up by over 11 cents each, and another update is expected tomorrow.
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There have been lots of promises about increasing policing in the provincial election, but Crown attorneys say that can’t happen without beefing up resources in the entire justice system. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports.
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The Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland & Labrador (RNU) is demanding that NL Health Services immediately reverse its directive to restrict vacation and personal leave during the upcoming CorCare go-live. The directive, issued by memo, states that “discretionary leave requests will not be approved” during the freeze period. RNU President Yvette Coffey says this action is […]
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Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP is investigating after responding Wednesday afternoon to a disturbance in progress inside a home in Botwood. A 39-year-old man was arrested and faces criminal charges. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 1, police responded to reports of a disturbance at a home on Wentzells Road in Botwood. Police arrived on scene to […]
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Holyrood RCMP located a 24-year-old St. John’s man wanted for flight from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) yesterday. The man now faces a number of additional charges including resisting arrest and refusal to comply with a demand for a blood sample. On Sept., 30, at approximately 8:20 p.m., officers with the Holyrood RCMP attempted to […]
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