Springdale RCMP arrested a 40-year-old man Tuesday afternoon after responding to a report of a suspected impaired driver. The driver refused to identify himself to police, refused to comply with a breath demand and was determined to be in breach of release conditions imposed by the courts in Nova Scotia. At approximately 2:45 p.m. on […]
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An overdue boater was located deceased in Brooklyn over this past weekend. Shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Clarenville RCMP received the report from Musgravetown Fire Department of an overdue man who had departed Bloomfield on the evening of Saturday, in a small boat without a motor and had not returned. Conditions were noted to […]
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A 36-year-old male was arrested over the weekend after going through vehicles in the west end of St. John’s. It was Saturday evening when a caller reported to police that a male was going through his vehicle, and when the vehicle owner confronted the man, he flashed an edged weapon. Police arrested the suspect without […]
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Some areas that were previously designated as paid parking on Harbour Drive have been changed to allow new Metrobus stops to be added. The new stops affect areas where on-street parking was previously permitted. Motorists are reminded always to check signage before parking, as restrictions vary by location. Fines will be issued for those who […]
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This summer the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Spruce Budworm Early Intervention Control Program will be active along parts of Western Newfoundland and the Northern Peninsula. Activity will be subject to insect development and weather. The Spruce budworm is a destructive forest insect capable of causing widespread defoliation leading to tree mortality and growth […]
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