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7 months ago

Contractor fined $54,500 in connection with fatal explosion at Come By Chance Refinery

Lorneville Mechanical Contractors has been ordered to pay $54,500 in connection with the fatal explosion at the Come By Chance Refinery back in 2022. The judge accepted a joint sentencing recommendation, imposing a total financial penalty of $54,500. The sentence includes a $25,000 fine, an $7,500 victim fine surcharge, and $22,000 earmarked for public education. […]

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7 months ago

Police arrest woman for theft, using stolen credit cards

A 32-year-old Sunnyside woman was arrested by Clarenville RCMP on Sunday following a theft investigation. Just before 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, Clarenville RCMP received a report from a resident in the area who lost his wallet at a local gas station and later discovered multiple unauthorized transactions had been made at a different gas […]

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7 months ago

Jessica McCormick re-elected as President of Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour 

Delegates attending the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL) Convention in St. John’s re-elected President Jessica McCormick as the President of the Federation today. This is her second, three-year term. Jessica was first elected in this role in 2022. “Labour has a long and proud history in our province, and it’s an honour and a […]

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7 months ago

Medication helping psychiatric patient charged with murder communicate, lawyer says

A psychiatric patient who allegedly murdered another patient at the Waterford Hospital last year is now mentally well enough to speak with his lawyer, a St. John’s judge was told today. Accused murderer Thomas Parsley wasn’t in the courtroom at provincial court when his case was called. He was, once again, represented by his lawyer, […]

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