A man was arrested on May 31 after barricading himself inside a Newtown residence and refusing to surrender to police. New-Wes-Valley RCMP attended a residence on Main Street in Newtown early Sunday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into a prior report of assault. Police located the suspect, 65-year-old Jefforey Batten at the home, […]
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Bay St. George RCMP is advising the public about recent circulation of counterfeit currency after reports from local residents and businesses. Counterfeit currency recently collected by police are mostly $50 and $100 bills, and several had matching serial numbers. Additionally, the metallic or reflective portrait element was a sticker that could be peeled away from […]
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Linda Greene of Placentia is Atlantic Canada’s latest ‘Set for Life’ winner, taking home the top prize of $675,000. “I often dreamed about winning, about having the money to be able to do anything we wanted to,” Greene said. “We have a good life, but we were always just ordinary, working people.” Atlantic Lottery’s Set […]
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The province is taking action to better support workers who have experienced a workplace injury or illness by proposing strengthened retirement benefits under the workers’ compensation system in Newfoundland and Labrador. Bill 10, An Act to Amend the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, 2022, is designed to change how the retirement benefit is calculated. […]
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Police in Stephenville are asking for the public’s assistance with their investigation into a break and enter at a property on Main Road in Robinsons. At approximately 10:45 a.m. on May 4, police responded to a call about a possible break and enter. Police arrived at the scene to find that an entry door was […]
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