Burin Peninsula RCMP is asking for the public’s help locating 49-year-old Crystal Besserer. Police and family are concerned for her well-being. She was last seen in Burin just before 9:00 a.m. on Friday, August 14 and was wearing a pair of light blue jean shorts, a light blue shirt, pink and orange coloured shoes and […]
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Bay St. George RCMP is looking to identify a vehicle and driver involved in an incident reported in Stephenville on earlier this month. At approximately 10:05 a.m. on April 2, police received a report of a suspicious occurrence on Gallant Street in Stephenville. The caller observed the driver of a vehicle having a verbal interaction […]
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Last year’s wildfire season was devastating for Newfoundland and Labrador, and with another season fast approaching, there’s a new way for homeowners to protect their property. Wildfire-Score, which first launched in Vancouver in March, lets anyone type in a street address and receive a wildfire risk score for that property. The system runs roughly 30 […]
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Nominations are open for the 2026 Derrick Bragg Leadership Award. Established in partnership with the Professional Municipal Administrators of Newfoundland and Labrador, this memorial award honours the life and legacy of the late Derrick Bragg and recognizes excellence in municipal administration. This award will be presented at the Professional Municipal Administrators Fall Forum in October […]
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A $500,000 donation from the Woodward family will expand Memorial University’s student startup competition, building on more than a decade of support for entrepreneurship at the St. John’s institution. The investment goes to the Faculty of Business Administration and will help sustain and grow the Mel Woodward Cup, Memorial’s flagship student startup competition, which is […]
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