One day after pleading guilty to manslaughter, Blair Walsh is now in custody, and will remain behind bars until at least his sentencing next February. A judge made that decision today in supreme court in Corner Brook, ordering him into custody. Walsh pleaded guilty yesterday to the lesser charge in the death of 59-year-old Bert […]
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According to the White House, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday to amend his Section 232 national security tariffs on some aluminum, steel and copper imports. It would help lower tariffs on some steel and aluminum derivative products. It makes mobile industrial equipment, such as bulldozers and forklifts, subject to a 15 per cent tariff […]
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Police responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle parked in the downtown area earlier this morning. Officers located the vehicle with a male inside. The vehicle in question had been reported stolen a few days prior. The 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of stolen property and resisting arrest. He was held […]
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Police in Rocky Harbour are asking for the public’s help with their investigation into a break and enter at a property on Trout River Road in Woody Point. At approximately 4:00 p.m. on May 28, police responded to a call about a possible break and enter to a seasonal residence. Police arrived at the scene […]
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Shortly after 2am on Tuesday, June 2nd, emergency crews responded to a structure fire on Thorburn Road in Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s. Upon arrival, the home was already engulfed in flames, and crews spent hours on the scene battling the blaze. Around 5:30am, the road was officially closed east of Bennet’s Road and west of the […]
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