Forteau RCMP is investigating a collision between two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) Monday that resulted in two youths sustaining serious injuries. All parties involved were transported to the Labrador South Health Centre for medical assessment. On July 20, just before 5:30 p.m., an off-duty RCMP officer in Forteau responded to an ATV collision on Western Brook […]
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Placentia-Whitbourne RCMP is responding to a serious motor vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Route 80 overpass. Traffic is currently moving slowly in both directions, and motorists should expect significant delays. Future lane closures are possible as crews respond to and investigate this collision. Police ask to please slow down and exercise an […]
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The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is confirming a case of rabies in a bat in the Trinity Bay area. This is the second detection of rabies in a bat in the province. The first detection occurred in Cartwright in 2004. Rabies is a fatal disease of mammals that is usually spread by the […]
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Channel-Port aux Basques RCMP is investigating a suspicious fire extinguished near a Newfoundland Power substation west of Port aux Basques on Friday. Police are now asking the public to come forward with any information about this incident. Just before 11:00 p.m. on July 10, police responded to a report of a small brush fire extinguished […]
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Officers with the RCMP West District General Investigation Section (GIS) arrested 44-year-old Bert Gosney and 38-year-old Krystal White after a traffic stop in Deer Lake determined they were both in violation of police-imposed conditions. Around 5:30 p.m. on July 11, an officer with the West District GIS was roadside conducting a traffic stop, when a […]
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