A collision in the centre of St. John’s late Tuesday night caused significant damage, but resulted in no serious injuries. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Empire Avenue and Mayor Avenue just before 10:45 p.m.. following the collision. Both vehicles involved, a car and an SUV, sustained extensive damage. One person was taken […]
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Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP arrested a 29-year-old man on Sunday morning after responding to a vehicle rollover in Botwood. The driver, who had fled the scene, was located by police and charged with impaired operation. Just after 3:00 a.m. on March 15, police responded a report of a vehicle rollover on Fernwood Drive. The Botwood Fire […]
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Another municipality has also announced it will introduce a tourist accommodation tax. Beginning April 1, Happy Valley-Goose Bay will implement a four per cent tax on the nightly rate of all tourist accommodations. The decision was made by the town’s council in mid-December but was announced in a public advisory late last week. The town […]
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A mix of sun and cloud today will give way to increasing cloud and developing snow across parts of the province tonight. Here’s a look at your forecast. St. John’s/Bonavista TodayA mix of sun and cloud becoming cloudy this afternoon. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this afternoon. High zero. UV index […]
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Statistics Canada has published its latest rate of inflation numbers and it has dipped below two per cent in February. The dip comes as the end of last year’s federal “tax holiday”. The reading came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, that half a percentage point lower than January’s figures. Inflation on food purchased from […]
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