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5 months ago

Police arrest man for theft, breaching probation order

Bay St. George RCMP arrested a 32-year-old man on Monday after a theft from a retail store in Stephenville. The Mattis Point man now faces charges of theft and failure to comply with his probation order. On Jan. 13, police responded to a theft from a retail store on Prince Rupert Drive in Stephenville. A […]

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5 months ago

FFAW says Premier hears harvesters concerns and “commits to finding a way forward”

Members of the FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Committee met with Premier Tony Wakeham, Minister Loyola O’Driscoll, and Minister Mike Goosney to hear the province’s response to last week’s meeting on the fish pricing crisis.  “The Premier understands the value of the formula that was in place this year when it comes to starting the fishery […]

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5 months ago

Some European countries ban lobster boiling

As some European countries move to ban the boiling of live lobsters, the debate is drawing increased attention here in Atlantic Canada, home to a lobster industry worth nearly $3 billion a year. The live boil ban has already been enacted in the UK, Switzerland, Norway and New Aealand, largely driven by concerns over studies […]

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5 months ago

RCMP Traffic Services East tickets excessive speeder near Holyrood

A 20-year-old driver is without his vehicle and his driver’s licence after he was stopped on Monday by RCMP Traffic Services East for excessive speed on the Trans-Canada Highway outside of Holyrood. Just after 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 13, an officer with RCMP Traffic Services East conducting enforcement on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Holyrood […]

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