A two-vehicle collision at a busy St. John’s intersection caused extensive damage to both vehicles and sent one person to hospital on Monday evening. The collision happened just before 7:45 p.m. at the intersection of Kenmount Road and Mount Carson Avenue. Two vehicles struck head-on, causing extensive damage to both. Paramedics assessed all occupants of […]
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Qalipu First Nation is expressing disappointment and concern about the recent announcement on the reopening of the Unit 1 redfish fishery. In a letter addressed to Fisheries Minister Diane Debouthillier, Jenny Brake, the Interim Chief of Qalipu First Nation highlighted the community’s shock upon learning the details of the allocation of the fishery. Most of […]
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Roads across the Avalon are bare with a few partly snow-covered, icy, and slushy sections. Elsewhere roads are mostly bare with fair to good visibility. Across Labrador, roads are partly snow-covered with icy patches and good visibility. All ferries in the provincial network are on time. There is a dangerous goods trip today on the […]
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FFAW-Unifor will be holding a demonstration today at 1:00 p.m. outside of the DFO Building located at 1 Regent Square in Corner Brook. The union says the demonstration is meant to call attention to the mismanagement of fisheries. It will also protest the recent decision by Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier to allocate over half […]
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The cost of most fuels is down in the latest fuel price adjustment from the Public Utilities Board. Gas is down 4.5 cents per litre and diesel is down 3.3 cents per litre. The cost of furnace oil heating fuel has decreased by 3.28 cents. Stove oil on the Island is down 3.11 cents and […]
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