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9 months ago

74-year-old Australian man charged with impaired driving near Holyrood

A 74-year-old Australian man was arrested by Holyrood RCMP on Monday for impaired operation. At approximately 3:30 p.m., police received a report from an off-duty RCMP officer of a possible impaired driver traveling westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway. The vehicle caught the off-duty officer’s attention as it was being driven in an erratic manner. Holyrood […]

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9 months ago

Police looking to identify motorcycle rider after flight from police

Police are looking to identify a motorcycle rider who failed to stop for officers on the Trans-Canada Highway Saturday evening. Officers saw two motorcycles travelling at dangerous speeds near St. John’s and attempted to conduct a traffic stop: one of the motorcycles stopped for police, while the second fled. Just before 5 p.m. on Saturday […]

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9 months ago

Burin Peninsula RCMP arrest wanted man after flight from police

A 39-year-old man who fled from police in a vehicle, then by foot, was arrested Monday afternoon by Burin Peninsula RCMP. At approximately 1:30 p.m., on Sept. 15, 2025, Burin Peninsula RCMP attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the Creston Causeway near Ville Marie Drive. The driver failed to stop and fled from police […]

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9 months ago

Bank of Canada interest rate announcement coming tomorrow

On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate.  The rate announcement will come at 11:15 a.m. Newfoundland time. The last rate adjustment was on July 30, when the rate was held at 2.75 percent.

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