3 months ago
Ottawa to issue grocery benefit on June 5
A new one-time grocery benefit payment from the federal government is coming June 5. It’s part of Ottawa’s new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit which will replace the existing GST/HST credit. The amounts range from $267 dollars for a single Canadian with no children to $717 for those with four or more children. The benefit […]
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3 months ago
K-9 Unit tracks down suspect in downtown armed robbery
Around 8:30 p.m. on April 21, the RNC responded to a report of an armed robbery at a business in downtown St. John’s. Officers learned that the suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes. With the assistance of the K-9 Unit, the 24-year-old male suspect was located and then arrested. He […]
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3 months ago
West-end house fire displaces three residents
A house fire in the west end of St. John’s on Friday evening has displaced three people. Firefighters were called to the home, on Mundy Pond Road, shortly after 5:30 p.m.. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the house, and entered a basement apartment to fight the flames. Ed Sears, Platoon Chief with the […]
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3 months ago
Firefighters made quick work of two downtown fires Thursday evening
Firefighters with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) made quick work of two fires in downtown St. John’s on Thursday evening, occurring only minutes apart. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. crews were called to a home on Springdale Street. Fire was discovered inside a camper trailer parked in a driveway close to two homes. SJRFD […]
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