The provincial government says it is hitting the reset button on both the Cartwright school project and the Martin Gallant Building redevelopment in Stephenville Crossing. Lisa Dempster, MHA for the area, says she was shocked to learn through a government news release that the long-awaited school project for Cartwright had been cancelled. She argues the […]
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Representatives from the Canadian Federal of Students say on December 23, Dr. Dolores Mullings, Vice Provost EDI-AR at Memorial University, announced her early resignation from her role as part of Memorial’s senior administration. She expressed in an interview with The Independent that she faced challenges working with upper administration at MUN, who often excluded her […]
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Wednesday, January 7th just before 8pm, RNC were called to a break-in at a home in the east end of St. John’s. On the scene, police located a man who reportedly entered the home and assaulted the owner. As police approached the door, the suspect threw a beer can at officers and challenged them to […]
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Wednesday, January 7th just before 10:30pm, RNC patrol officers were called to the intersection of New Gower Street and Barter’s Hill in downtown St. John’s. There, police found that a pedestrian had sustained minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle on the crosswalk. The driver was ticketed for failing to yield to a pedestrian […]
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The occupants of a car that wound up on its roof following a crash on Wednesday evening fled the scene. The incident happened shortly before 6:45 p.m. on New Pennywell Road. The driver of a car lost control, striking a parked vehicle. The impact caused the car to roll onto its roof in the middle […]
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