The Emerillon Lake South wildfire in Labrador is currently burning out of control, according to the provincial wildfire operations dashboard. The wildfire reportedly ignited on June 23rd, and has burned about 10 hectares. The community closed to the wildfire is Rose Bay Junction, about 21.7 km away So far this season there have been 60 wildfires, which […]
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Bay St. George RCMP are actively searching for an escaped inmate from the West Coast Correctional Centre in Stephenville. Thirty-one-year-old Tyler Bennett escaped just after 6 p.m. today. Bennett is 5-foot-8 and weighs 160 pounds. He is believed to be shirtless and has multiple tattoos. Anyone with information on the current location of Tyler Bennett […]
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A Marystown man was handed a hefty penalty after he fired a rifle too close to a playground. Gerard Bonnell was moose hunting in Mooring Cove on the Burin Peninsula on Oct. 9 of last year when he discharged the firearm. He pleaded guilty in provincial court in Grand Bank to charges of discharging a […]
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MADD Canada presented its Team Nick Coates Awards to 14 police officers today for their work to take impaired drivers off provincial roads and highways. This year’s awards honour five officers from the RNC and nine officers from the RCMP. “For every impaired driver these officers take off the roads, it is a potential tragedy […]
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The Fire Department in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is warning the public that the Fire Index for Happy Valley-Goose Bay is currently set at extreme. This means there is an extreme risk of fire and dangerous forest conditions. New fires will start very easily, spread rapidly, and challenge fire suppression efforts. Many forest related activities will […]
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