Police in Placentia are asking for the public’s help to locate 48-year-old Barry Charles Riley, who is wanted on a warrant of arrest. Riley is wanted in relation to five charges of failure to comply with release order conditions. He lives in the Placentia area, and frequently travels to the St. John’s metro area. Anyone […]
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On Sunday Hibernia Management and Development Company reported that a section of the tubing weighing approximately 272 kilograms separated and fell approximately five metres to the drill floor. The incident occurred while retrieving completion tubing from the wellbore. The piece of tubing fell from the pick-up/laydown system while moving the pipe from a vertical position […]
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Roads are wet on the Avalon and Burin Peninsula. There are also areas of fog. Across central and western Newfoundland, roads are bare and dry with good visibility. Across Labrador, roads are wet in southeastern areas and snow-covered in western areas. The MV Beaumont Hamel is in service but off schedule. The Astron W will […]
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There will be an update today on the federal equalization program. Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Siobhan Coady and Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General John Hogan will discuss the province’s position today. The event will take place at the Confederation Building and noon.
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All fuel prices are down today. All types of gasoline decreased by up to 3.3 cents. Diesel is also down 1.6 cents in Newfoundland and 4.4 cents in western areas of Labrador. There is a decrease in furnace oil and stove oil by 1.38 cents. Stove oil in western Labrador is down 4.66 cents. Propane […]
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