While conducting patrols in Gander on Tuesday, police arrested a man wanted on several outstanding warrants. Just after 5:30 p.m. RCMP officers stopped a vehicle in the Boot Pond Road area. The passenger of the vehicle was known to police as the subject of outstanding warrants. 56-year-old Derek Joseph Bennett was taken in to custody […]
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The provincial government has proclaimed Oct. 8-14 as Fire Prevention Week in Newfoundland and Labrador. This year’s theme, “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention,” aims to educate the public about important actions for safe cooking. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries in Canada. The majority […]
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The Newfoundland Growlers return to the Mary Brown’s Centre to open the 2023-24 ECHL season on Friday, Oct. 20, as they host the Reading Royals. The club recently signed a number of players and are hoping to once again hoist the Kelly Cup. After finishing with 98 points during the regular season last year, the club […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is advising the public that emergency services at Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre on Bell Island will be temporarily closed due to human resource challenges. The closure will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. to Thursday, Oct 12 at 8 a.m. Another temporary closure is set […]
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The driver of a pickup truck is lucky to have escaped serious injury, but was arrested, after crashing their vehicle on Kelsey Drive late Wednesday evening. Emergency crews responded shortly before 9:00 p.m., and arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck off the road, with a portion of guardrail wrapped around its front. […]
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