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6 months ago

Holyrood RCMP arrest impaired driver after power pole crash

Police arrested a 22-year-old man for impaired operation early Thursday morning, after a concerned citizen called 9-1-1 to report a crash on the Conception Bay Highway. Shortly before 1:45 a.m., on Dec. 11, police responded to a report that a truck had crashed into a pole on the Conception Bay Highway, resulting in downed power […]

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6 months ago

Avalanche Canada launches new database for fatal avalanche incidents

Avalanche Canada has just launched a new site documenting every known avalanche fatality in Canada since 1792. In addition to incident reports on these fatal incidents, the site also has expert incident analyses on most avalanches dating back to 1955, as well as interactive mapping, statistics and case studies. According to the site, there have […]

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6 months ago

Gas, diesel, furnace oil prices down this week

There is some relief at the pumps across the island this morning as gas prices dropped overnight. The price of gas has decreased 4.2 cents per litre. Diesel prices have also dropped by 1.7 cents on the island and 1.5 in Labrador. Furnace oil is also down by 1.48 cents. Meanwhile, the price of propane […]

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6 months ago

Police tickets driver for excessive speeding; 74 km/h over the speed limit

A 63-year-old man had his licence suspended on Wednesday after he was caught traveling 74 km/h over the speed limit by RCMP Traffic Services East. On Dec. 10, at around 12:00 p.m. noon, an officer stopped a vehicle observed travelling at speeds up to 164 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone on the Trans-Canada Highway inside Terra Nova […]

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