The long Victoria Day weekend is coming to an end, and police across the province say drivers should expect heavy traffic volumes on highways and roadways today as residents return home from holiday getaways, camping trips, and visits with family and friends. Both the RNC and RCMP are reminding motorists to slow down, avoid distractions, […]
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Forteau RCMP ticketed a 60-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon, after she failed to stop for a school bus with its stop sign activated. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on April 14, an officer on patrol in Forteau was headed southbound on Main Street, and stopped behind a school bus dropping off a student, with its lights and […]
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RCMP arrested a 41-year-old man after responding to a disturbance inside a Sheshatshiu home on April 14. The man now faces Criminal Code charges of assaulting a police officer and failure to comply with a probation order. Just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night, police responded to reports of a disturbance and assault at a home on Edwards […]
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A culmination of each student’s academic journey, Memorial University’s 2026 spring convocation ceremonies will see almost 3,000 degrees, including more than 750 graduate degrees, conferred. Convocation takes place at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre on May 14 and at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre from May 26–29. A graduation celebration will be held at the Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre on June 12 for the Labrador Campus’s first cohort […]
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RCMP Traffic Services West and Channel-Port aux Basques RCMP seized the vehicles of three drivers during an enforcement initiative late last week. Officers also issued multiple tickets Highway Traffic Act and laid charges against two drivers for flight from police and impaired operation. On Thursday, April 9, just after 9:00 a.m., officers conducting traffic enforcement attempted to […]
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