Gander RCMP is advising that route 330 near Jonathan’s Pond Park is currently closed in both directions due to a motor vehicle collision. Traffic is not moving through the area at this time, and there is no immediate detour available. RCMP is asking residents to please avoid the area at this time. If you do […]
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A St. John’s physician is the new president of the Canadian Medical Association. Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi, a dermatologist from St. John’s, is the new president of the CMA following his introduction at its annual general meeting. Dr. Ogunyemi is the first black president in the organization’s history, and among its youngest. With priorities centered on […]
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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has voted to accept a new collective agreement with Canada Post. The union, which represents 55,000 Canada Post employees, shared Monday that four in five voted in favour of the five-year deal, which includes wage increases of 6.5 per cent and three per cent in the first two years. […]
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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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