The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are investigating a fire that damaged a building in Victoria Park late Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to the park shortly after 11:30 p.m.. Ed Sears, Platoon Chief with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) said initially they received a call about a garbage fire, however a short time later […]
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The emergency department at the Baie Verte Peninsula Health Centre will be serviced by a virtual ER for several days this week due to human resource challenges. There will be a virtual ER from Tuesday, March 26 at 8:00 a.m. until Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. and from Thursday, March 28 at 8:00 a.m. until Friday […]
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On Friday, Health Minister Tom Osborne announced that the second statutory review of the Personal Health Information Act is now complete. The report outlines recommendations in the areas of privacy protections, access to health data and interoperability, data and innovation, monitoring and oversight, consent, and literacy and social license. The committee’s report is available at […]
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Shortly after midnight, the RNC responded to a business on Kenmount Road in St. John’s to a report of a suspicious person. The responding officers located a male in the area who was believed to be going through vehicles in the parking lot. The 48-year-old male was arrested and charged with trespassing at night, mischief, […]
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Today the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker the CCGS Henry Larsen will be conducting Icebreaking operations in the Hawke’s Bay area on the Great Northern Peninsula. Those in the area are asked to remain a safe distance away from the vessel and its track as cracks can extend for quite some distance from the vessel as […]
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