The provincial government says it is hitting the reset button on both the Cartwright school project and the Martin Gallant Building redevelopment in Stephenville Crossing. Lisa Dempster, MHA for the area, says she was shocked to learn through a government news release that the long-awaited school project for Cartwright had been cancelled. She argues the […]
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The Trans-Canada Highway near Route 460 has fully reopened to traffic. Earlier Story: The Trans-Canada Highway was impassable after a two-vehicle collision about two kilometres west of White’s Road (Route 460) in the Bay St. George area. One lane has since reopened to alternating traffic. The RCMP is on the scene of a collision involving a […]
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the Wakeham government to explain why the cost of paving projects in Newfoundland and Labrador nearly doubled over the past six years. “Taxpayers are entitled to know why something as basic as paving a road is becoming so much more expensive,” said Devin Drover, CTF Atlantic Director. “Whether […]
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Bay Roberts RCMP are investigating a vehicle theft that occurred in Cupids overnight between Sunday, January 18th and Monday, January 19th. The vehicle is a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with license plate CZP 737. The truck was stolen from a private property on Goulds Ridge Road in Cupids, and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone […]
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A downed high-voltage power line on one the metro region’s busiest thoroughfares caused delays over the rush hour on Monday evening. At about 4:15 p.m. emergency crews were called to Topsail Road, just west of Burgeo Street, after a high-voltage power line broke free from a utility pole, falling to the ground. The live wire […]
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