Springdale RCMP arrested a 40-year-old man Tuesday afternoon after responding to a report of a suspected impaired driver. The driver refused to identify himself to police, refused to comply with a breath demand and was determined to be in breach of release conditions imposed by the courts in Nova Scotia. At approximately 2:45 p.m. on […]
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A seven per cent increase to Newfoundland Power rates will come into effect tomorrow. The rate was chosen by the Public Utilities Board as it works toward ‘rate smoothing’ to allow for rates to increase more gradually. Newfoundland Power originally proposed a 10.6 per cent rate increase back in January, but it was rejected by […]
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Bay St. George RCMP is investigating an indecent act that took place in a Stephenville area park on June 26. Any witnesses or those with possible video footage are asked to contact police. On Thursday, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a man exposing himself in Blanche Brooke Park. The man […]
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A former high school teacher and volleyball coach has officially pleaded guilty to a number of the charges against him in a high-profile sexual assault case. Markus Hicks, who used fake female profiles on social media to lure teens for sexual purposes, has pleaded guilty to 54 of the 218 charges against him. Hicks appeared […]
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This year’s Folk Festival will likely be the last, the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society announced on Facebook Monday. The organization says despite strong community support and successful fundraising efforts, it has lost a crucial piece of core funding–support that was essential to sustaining year-round operations. “This was not the outcome we had envisioned,” […]
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