While conducting patrols in Gander on Tuesday, police arrested a man wanted on several outstanding warrants. Just after 5:30 p.m. RCMP officers stopped a vehicle in the Boot Pond Road area. The passenger of the vehicle was known to police as the subject of outstanding warrants. 56-year-old Derek Joseph Bennett was taken in to custody […]
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The 72nd Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Drama Festival will return to Gander from March 31 to April 6. Seven troupes from across the province will gather for seven nights of theatre, hosted by local troupe Avion Players. Tickets for the festival are are $25 each, $20 students/seniors, and $15 for festival participants. There is also […]
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The Lecturers Union of Memorial University (LUMUN) has received overwhelming support for a strike mandate during strike voting over the weekend. Voter turnout was also extremely high. “This sends a clear signal to Memorial University’s Administration that per course instructors are fed up with the Employers’ insulting behavior,” says Alison Coffin of LUMUN. “Not only that, but we saw […]
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The Newfoundland Growlers lost two games to the Kalamazoo Wings over the weekend on home ice. On Sunday the Wings doubled up on the Growlers 6 to 3. The Growlers decimated the Wings 6 to zero on Saturday. On Friday the Wings took out the Growlers 4 to zero. Newfoundland will host Idaho next Friday […]
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Last night at 11:00 p.m. the RNC were called to a disturbance at a residence in the center city of St. John’s. As a result of an investigation, a 39-year-old female was arrested at a nearby residence. She is charged with assault with a weapon and uttering threats. The accused was released from custody and […]
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