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2 months ago

RNC, Highway Enforcement focus on commercial vehicle safety in three-day campaign

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary joined forces with Highway Enforcement for a public awareness initiative to increase education around commercial vehicle safety. Between July 16-18, officers from both agencies partnered to conduct multiple traffic safety checkpoints during ‘Operation Safe Driver’, a national campaign focused on motorcycle noise, commercial vehicle safety, and licensing and equipment compliance. Officers […]

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2 months ago

NL Folk Festival returns to Bannerman Park for a free day of music and culture

The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society is welcoming the community back to Bannerman Park on August 8 for the return of the Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival. This year’s event is being called the Festival’s “49½ edition”, a smaller celebration as the organization continues rebuilding and prepares for its milestone 50th anniversary next […]

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2 months ago

RNC arrest man in relation to recent fires targeting pole lines and communications towers

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has arrested a man for intentionally setting two fires in St. John’s. The RNC and the St. John’s Regional Fire Department responded to several suspicious fires in St. John’s this week. On Monday (July 20) shortly after 7 p.m., officers responded to a fire at a communication tower on Nagle’s Place. […]

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2 months ago

Fuel Prices Continue Slow Rise

The price of gas has seen a few recent increases, albeit small ones. On top of Wednesday’s increases of less than a cent a litre, the price of gas has risen by 0.4 cents per litre on Thursday morning, with diesel on the island rising by 0.8 cents and furnace oil up 0.63 cents. In […]

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