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2 years ago

Police looking for vehicle involved in hit and run

Police are working to identify and locate the person responsible for a hit-and-run in St. John’s. Just before 7:45 p.m., a woman and her dog were struck by a truck at the intersection of Forbes Street and Bartlett Place in the city’s west end. The suspect vehicle fled the area before emergency personnel arrived. The woman was […]

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2 years ago

Man on trial for violent home invasions changing plea to guilty

More than a week after his trial began in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s, Jonathon Hurley — the man who had denied being part of two violent home invasions almost two years ago — has decided to change his plea to guilty. In a surprising turn of events today, Hurley’s lawyer, Jason […]

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2 years ago

Updates to Respiratory Activity Dashboard

Changes are being made to the schedule of updates to the Respiratory Activity Dashboard, which reports on the activity of circulating respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and influenza. The dashboard will now be updated every two weeks starting Friday, June 14. The reporting schedule will further shift to monthly updates in the coming months. Weekly reporting […]

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2 years ago

Royal Canadian Geographical Society finds wreck of Quest, Shackleton’s last ship

The Shackleton Quest Expedition, led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS), has discovered the historic wreck of Quest, lying at a depth of 390m off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The schooner-rigged vessel served as Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last expedition ship on the Shackleton-Rowett expedition of 1921/2. He died on board on January […]

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