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2 months ago

Province begins development of new Poverty Reduction and Prevention Strategy 

The provincial government says it is advancing work on a new 10-year Poverty Reduction and Prevention Strategy, focused on practical, forward-looking solutions to help reduce poverty rates to the lowest in Canada by 2036. A ministerial committee has been created that includes the Minister of Social Supports and Well-Being and Minister of Housing, as Chair; […]

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2 months ago

Burin Peninsula RCMP arrest man for assaulting an officer

Thirty-three-year-old Patrick Moulton was arrested by Burin Peninsula RCMP Wednesday evening after resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer and breaching court ordered conditions of release. Just after 5:00 p.m. on March 24, police went to a residence in Marystown to arrest Moulton, who was wanted on multiple outstanding charges of break and enter, resisting arrest, […]

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2 months ago

RNC searching for missing person Linda Morrissey

The RNC is seeking the assistance of the public in locating missing person Linda Morrissey of St. John’s. The 65-year-old is described as being thin with grey hair. She was last seen in the downtown St. John’s area wearing a black coat, orange sneakers, and was carrying a black and orange backpack. Anyone with information pertaining […]

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2 months ago

RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation West seizes drugs, weapon during traffic stop

Two men, ages 32 and 38, and a woman, 27, were arrested by RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation (JFO) West on Wednesday after a traffic stop near Halfway Point resulted in the seizure of drugs, a weapon and drug paraphernalia. On March 25, officers stopped a vehicle on Route 450, near Halfway Point, as part of […]

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