Gander RCMP arrested a 51-year-old man early Sunday morning, after he was found in possession of a stolen motor vehicle and a firearm. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, an officer on patrol spotted a vehicle that matched the description of a van previously reported to police as stolen. The vehicle was stopped on […]
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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 this summer, subject to insect development and weather. Spruce budworm is a destructive forest insect capable of causing widespread defoliation leading to tree mortality and growth losses. Aerial treatments will […]
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Agriculture in the Classroom NL is extending a “thumbs up” to Little Green Thumbs and Little Green Sprouts classes on their successful gardens this year. The program, now in its 12th year, aims to help young people value their health the environment, and their communities through active participation in a classroom garden. In May and […]
Read moreThe Bank of Canada reduced its target for the overnight rate to 4¾ per cent, with the Bank Rate at 5 per cent and the deposit rate at 4¾ per cent. The global economy grew by about 3 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 and economic growth in Canada resumed in the first […]
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On June 22, Parks Canada will open the Northwest River in Terra Nova National Park to anglers for a salmon quota of 100 fish. Parks Canada will continue to monitor the number of salmon returning to the Northwest River. In 2001, salmon numbers observed in the Northwest River were alarmingly low with just 153 salmon […]
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