5 months ago
Flight from police in Placentia results in charges, road closure
Placentia RCMP arrested a 33-year-old woman who fled from police and crashed her vehicle at a children’s playground along Route 100 early Thursday morning. The crash resulted in a downed power lines and the closure of the road between Jerseyside and Freshwater. On Dec. 4, at approximately 4:40 a.m., an officer with the Placentia RCMP […]
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5 months ago
Lunch hour crash topples light pole and sends one to hospital
A single-vehicle crash just before noon has forced a closure of an exit ramp from Pitts Memorial Drive and sent one person to hospital. Shortly before 12:00 p.m. emergency crews were called to the exit ramp leading to Richard Nolan Drive from the westbound lanes of Pitts Memorial Drive. The driver of a vehicle had […]
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5 months ago
Motor Registration text message scam
The province is advising the public of a fraudulent text message regarding motor registration services that is circulating within the province. The text message instructs the recipient to click a link and reset their password in order to receive a refund related to a vehicle registration. The provincial government does not communicate information about vehicle […]
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5 months ago
39th annual winter lights across Canada celebration tonight
The 39th annual Winter Lights Across Canada celebration will take place today (Thursday, December 4), beginning at 5:30 p.m. in St. John’s in the lobby of the Confederation Building, East Block. Premier Tony Wakeham will be joined by the Transportation Minister Barry Petten, and Abbigail Taylor from Conception Bay South who will activate the lights […]
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