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3 years ago

Lumber company convicted of four Forestry Act violations

Company, Sexton Lumber has been convicted of four Forestry Act violations following an investigation by the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture. On August 1, the company appeared in Provincial Court in Grand Falls-Windsor where they pled guilty to the violations. The company was found guilty of one charge of neglect to perform an obligation […]

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3 years ago

Bay St. George RCMP looking for stolen ATV

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 2018 Polaris Sportsman XP1000 ATV. It was taken from a residence in St. George’s sometime during the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 16. The ATV is red in colour and has a NL license plate VHH 575. Anyone with information about the theft or the current […]

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3 years ago

Giller Prize longlist to be announced Sept. 6 in St. John’s

The list of authors being considered for one of the country’s top literary awards will be announced next month in St. John’s. The longlist for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize will be made public Sept. 6 during a ceremony at The Rooms. Suzette Mayr, the 2022 winner, will make the announcement. This year marks the […]

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3 years ago

Suspicious fire doused by crews this morning

Fire crews have gotten a fire under control at a home on Hoyles Avenue in St. John’s. Platoon Chief Dean Foley says they received the call at 7:15 a.m. and it took nearly two hours to put the fire out. When crews arrived the fire was blazing from the front end of the house, visible from […]

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