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8 months ago

Teenage murder suspect skips prelim and goes straight to trial

The 19-year-old suspected of shooting and killing a man in St. John’s earlier this year was back before a judge today.As NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports, Ibrahim Hussein will have his case heard in a higher court.

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8 months ago

Transocean Drilling fined $50,000

An offshore drilling company has been fined $50,000 for violating offshore health and safety regulations after a near-death incident on one of its rigs. The sentence was handed down by Judge Lois Skanes this morning in provincial court. Trans-Ocean Canada Drilling Services was found guilty in July of failing to ensure a crane was operating […]

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8 months ago

Premier-designate Tony Wakeham announces transition team

Premier-designate Tony Wakeham has announced his transition team as he gets ready to take office in the coming weeks. Former PC cabinet ministers Ross Wiseman and Darin King are serving on the transition team, along with former public service executive Colleen Janes, and PC campaign manager Steve Outhouse. Denise Tubrett, who was Wakeham’s chief of […]

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8 months ago

RCMP respond to crash, impaired driver arrested

A 65-year-old man was arrested by Burin Peninsula RCMP on multiple charges after crashing his vehicle, refusing a breath test and resisting arrest last night. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, police responded to a report from a concerned citizen who reported a car crash and a suspected impaired driver. Police attended the […]

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