The RNC has charged a St. John’s man for swindling seniors out of cash in a home repair scheme. This week alone, the RNC says it is aware of cases where 66-year-old James Robert Dwyer persuaded two elderly women to give him money in exchange for maintenance jobs that he did not do. In one […]
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At the heart of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial stands a great bronze caribou, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, a tribute to all Newfoundlanders who served during the Great War. The caribou keeps watch over the fields that still lay claim to many men with no known final resting place. Today, under the bronze […]
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Members from Newfoundland’s Canadian Army Reserve units will conduct a road move from St. John’s to St. Lawrence this weekend. During this time, the public can expect to see increased military traffic along routes 1 and 210. Approximately 60 troops will participate. Military personnel will be setting up a field kitchen and tents and conducting small patrols in […]
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The remains of the unknown First World War soldier will arrive in the province later today. The Canadian Armed Forces aircraft carrying the remains is scheduled to land at 7:00 p.m. A hearse will then take the remains of the unknown to a secure location, passing several points of historical significance on its way including the former Camp Pleasantville, […]
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Health Minister Tom Osborne has announced he’s retiring in July after more than 28 years in politics. Tom Osborne has been a familiar face in provincial politics for a long time. He recently set the record as the longest-serving MHA in post-Confederation history, at 26 years, seven months and one day.
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