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10 months ago

Clocks go back one hour this weekend

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 2 at 2:00 a.m. Set your clocks back one hour. Use this time to check and replace batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Smoke alarms should be on every level, in each bedroom, and outside sleeping areas. Homes or cabins with fuel-burning appliances should have carbon monoxide detectors […]

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10 months ago

St. John’s Pumpkin Walk postponed until Sunday

Due to inclement weather, the Pumpkin Walk event, originally scheduled for Saturday, November 1, will be postponed to Sunday, November 2 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Backyard Compost Session will still take place at the Bannerman Park Pool House from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 1. Upon completing the session, St. John’s residents can purchase […]

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10 months ago

Police tickets excessive teen speeder; targeted at 140km

An 18-year-old man had his licence suspended on Wednesday after he was caught traveling 60 km/h over the speed limit by RCMP Traffic Services East. On Oct. 29, around 8:30 a.m., a Traffic Services East officer stopped a vehicle observed travelling at speeds up to 140 km/hr in a 80 km/hr zone on Route 13 – Witless Bay […]

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10 months ago

RCMP lays impaired operation charge connected to August incident

Harbour Breton RCMP has laid criminal charges of impaired operation against 30-year-old Travis Carsten Johnson of St. John’s. Johnson was arrested in August 2025 after a single vehicle crash, and blood analysis has now confirmed he was impaired by alcohol at the time. At approximately 1:43 a.m., on Sunday Aug. 31, police responded to a […]

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