The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are investigating an overnight fire that destroyed a pickup truck in the downtown area of St. John’s. At about 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning firefighters were called to a parking lot on Empire Avenue, between Bonaventure Avenue and Carpasian Road. Crews arrived to find the interior of a pickup truck engulfed in […]
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Premier Andrew Furey has penned another letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ask for a meeting to discuss alternatives to the carbon tax. Furey is also asking for a pause to today’s increase. In the letter, Furey said, “The reality remains – goods to our province must still be shipped, then trucked to and […]
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It will cost a bit more to fuel up today as the Carbon Tax increase comes into effect. As of today, gasoline prices have increased by 3.8 cents per litre. 17.61 cents per litre of gas prices is now carbon tax. Diesel increased by 4.7 cents, and 21.39 cents of the cost is carbon tax. […]
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A home on Blackhead Road in Shea Heights has sustained extensive damage following an overnight fire. Firefighters first received a report of the blaze at about 2:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Derek Hunt, Platoon Chief with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department stated when crews arrived on the scene they found heavy fire coming from […]
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The St. John’s Caps posted back-to-back wins over Deer Lake Red Wings to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Herder Memorial Trophy final. The provincial senior hockey series now shifts to the province’s west coast next weekend. The Caps, who won the Avalon East title to advance to the Herder, defeated Deer Lake 3-2 […]
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