This Canada Road Safety Week, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is focusing on drivers who put others at risk. The week-long campaign aims to increase public compliance with safe driving practices in order to save lives and reduce avoidable injuries on our roads. By focusing on behaviours that put road users most at risk, including […]
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Statistics Canada has published its latest rate of inflation numbers and it has dipped below two per cent in February. The dip comes as the end of last year’s federal “tax holiday”. The reading came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, that half a percentage point lower than January’s figures. Inflation on food purchased from […]
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Another municipality has also announced it will introduce a tourist accommodation tax. Beginning April 1, Happy Valley-Goose Bay will implement a four per cent tax on the nightly rate of all tourist accommodations. The decision was made by the town’s council in mid-December but was announced in a public advisory late last week. The town […]
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This week is National Impaired Driving Prevention Week, and RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador officers will be patrolling our roads and trails to ensure drivers and off-road vehicle operators are safe and sober. Operating any vehicle — including ATVs and snowmobiles – while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a criminal offence. It’s also […]
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RCMP Traffic Services West arrested a 27-year-old woman on Friday evening after officers stopped her for dangerous driving, and breath samples confirmed she was operating while impaired. At approximately 6:45 on March 14, officers patrolling the Main Road in Piccadilly observed a vehicle driving in an erratic manner and at dangerous speeds, up to 88 […]
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