The minister responsible for Industry, Energy and Technology is attending the Mines and Money conference in London, UK. Andrew Parsons along with department officials will attend the conference which takes place from November 28 to 30. The conference is Europe’s largest mining investment event, It brings together more than 175 mining companies and more than […]
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There is a multi-year capital works funding announcement coming today. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure John Abbott, will make the announcement at the Soccer Hut in Mount Pearl at 10:00 a.m. Abbott will be joined by Mount Pearl Mayor Dave Aker and MHA Lucy Stoyles.
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RNC patrol officers conducted a traffic on the Team Gushue Highway in St. John’s just before 1:00 a.m. overnight. The driver of the vehicle then fled the scene in the vehicle. With the assistance of the RCMP, the vehicle was located in Witless Bay. The 54-year-old driver was arrested and is charged with flight from […]
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Due to human resource challenges, obstetrical services at Carbonear General Hospital will be temporarily unavailable until Tuesday, December 5, at 6:00 p.m. Patients seeking obstetrical services should proceed to the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s or Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital in Clarenville.
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Across the Avalon and Burin Peninsula, roads are bare and wet. In Central, Route 360, Notre Dame Junction to Traytown are areas north are partly snow-covered. Across the west coast, roads are snow-covered on the southwest coast, the Great Northern Peninsula and the Baie Verte Peninsula. The Trans-Labrador Highway is snow-covered with icy and slushy […]
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At 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday evening, the RNC responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision near Elizabeth Avenue and Torbay Road. Prior to police arrival, one driver had fled the scene. The investigation is ongoing and charges are anticipated. There were no injuries.
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All schools in the St. John’s Metro area will be closing one hour early today due to the expected weather conditions. A.R. Scammell Academy delayed opening by four hours.Acreman Elementary is closing early.All Hallows Elementary closing early.Amalgamated Academy, Ascension Collegiate, and Bay Roberts Primary is closing early.Baccalieu Collegiate closed all day.Baltimore School is closed all […]
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The driver of a pickup truck fled the scene of a dramatic single-vehicle crash in Torbay Road late Tuesday evening. The incident happened shortly before 10:00 p.m. near Elizabeth Avenue. The driver of a full-size pickup truck traveling south on Torbay Road lost control on a turn, mounting the sidewalk and striking a guardrail. The […]
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Heavy wind and rain may have been a contributing factor following a motor vehicle-pedestrian collision in the east end of St. John’s on Tuesday evening. At about 6:45 p.m. emergency crews were called to Torbay Road, near Penney Lane, after a pedestrian was struck by an eastbound motorist. The force of the collision shattered the […]
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A deepening area of low pressure will pass east of the Avalon Peninsula on Wednesday. This will bring an area of heavy precipitation over eastern Newfoundland between the late morning hours and the early evening. Due to the cold air being in place behind our departing weather maker, most of this will fall as snow, […]
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