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RNC warns of inherent risks of field parties

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is reminding parents, caregivers and youth of the dangers associated with unsupervised field parties. The RNC is aware that field parties typically coincide with the start of a new school year. The RNC is monitoring closely, and enforcement action will be taken in cases where an offence has occurred. These […]

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Provincial and federal representatives, special guests and the US ambassador gather in Gander for special ceremony

Twenty-five years later, the memories are still vivid. Thousands of people, from local residents to special dignitaries, federal and provincial representatives, and guests from the United States – are gathered at the Steele Community Centre in Gander today. They’ve come together to mark a solemn anniversary. Twenty-five years since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, […]

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Dean Penney sentenced to life in prison; no eligibility for parole for 25 years

It was just May of this year that Dean Penney was convicted of first-degree murder of his estranged wife Jennifer Hillier-Penney, who went missing from the matrimonial home in St. Anthony of Nov. 30 of 2016. Seven years after she went missing, Penney was arrested in 2023, after confessing to an under cover RCMP officer […]

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PC Government says electricity rebate contingent on finalizing new Churchill Falls deal

The Provincial Government has announced a new electricity rebate to be applied following the finalization of definitive agreements, but it comes with a catch. The rebate will only happen if the Churchill Falls deal is finalized. The Churchill River Electricity Rebate will provide a 15 per cent electricity rebate for residential ratepayers throughout the province on their first 2,000 kWh of electricity […]

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