The Mole Mobile is hard at work for skin cancer screenings in St. John’s and Placentia this weekend. As of lunchtime on Saturday dermatologists had already met with dozens of patients, even detecting two lesions that are suspicious for melanoma, which will be followed up by the doctors clinic. The Mole Mobile is the first initiative of its kind […]
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St. Anthony RCMP is investigating after a recreational vehicle (RV) was destroyed in a fire near Pistolet Bay on Friday, and asking anyone with information to contact the detachment. On the afternoon of July 24, St. Anthony RCMP received a complaint of a RV fire on the Western Brook cabin road, near Viking Lodge Motel. […]
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A 31-year-old man was arrested by RCMP Traffic Services West on Saturday for possession for the purpose of trafficking. He now faces multiple charges. On July 26, shortly before 9:45 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Main Road in Searston. The driver held a suspended driver’s license and was in possession […]
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Most fuel prices are down this week. Gas increased by 1.9 cents per litre. On the Island, diesel dropped two cents, and in fuel in Zones 13 and 13a decreased by 1.4 cents. Furnace oil heating fuel on the Island decreased by 1.73 cents. Stove oil heating fuel in Zones 13 and 13a fell by […]
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Cuts to Marine Atlantic fares took effect today as part of a Canadian effort to reduce internal trade barriers, but some groups argue it still doesn’t go far enough. The St. John’s Board of Trade has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, arguing the cut also needs to include the price of commercial […]
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