Bay St. George RCMP are actively searching for an escaped inmate from the West Coast Correctional Centre in Stephenville. Thirty-one-year-old Tyler Bennett escaped just after 6 p.m. today. Bennett is 5-foot-8 and weighs 160 pounds. He is believed to be shirtless and has multiple tattoos. Anyone with information on the current location of Tyler Bennett […]
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A Marystown man was handed a hefty penalty after he fired a rifle too close to a playground. Gerard Bonnell was moose hunting in Mooring Cove on the Burin Peninsula on Oct. 9 of last year when he discharged the firearm. He pleaded guilty in provincial court in Grand Bank to charges of discharging a […]
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MADD Canada presented its Team Nick Coates Awards to 14 police officers today for their work to take impaired drivers off provincial roads and highways. This year’s awards honour five officers from the RNC and nine officers from the RCMP. “For every impaired driver these officers take off the roads, it is a potential tragedy […]
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The Fire Department in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is warning the public that the Fire Index for Happy Valley-Goose Bay is currently set at extreme. This means there is an extreme risk of fire and dangerous forest conditions. New fires will start very easily, spread rapidly, and challenge fire suppression efforts. Many forest related activities will […]
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Pitbull will headline the Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John’s this summer. His recent musical releases include Trackhouse and Trackhouse: Daytona 500 Edition. Pitbull will deliver another run of dynamic performances on the Party After Dark Tour. Tickets for the Churchill Park Music Festival go on sale Tuesday, June 18 at 12 noon The […]
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Premier Andrew Furey will recognize this year’s recipients of the Public Service Award of Excellence at a ceremony today. Furey will be joined by Krista Quinlan, Clerk of the Executive Council. The ceremony will take place at the John C. Perlin Arts and Culture Centre, St. John’s, at 3:00 p.m.
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While on routine patrol on Military Road in St. John’s on Thursday evening, an RNC officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcycle. The male driver fled the location but was located a short time after. As a result, the 19-year-old male was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and flight […]
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It’s a good drive this morning across the province. Roads in most areas are bare and dry with good visibility. The exception is on the Avalon and South coast where there are some areas of fog. Ferries are operating on schedule. There are a number of light delays across the province. At the St. John’s […]
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The weather on the Island will be quite nice to close out the week. Many areas will see highs in the lower to middle 20s. The exception will be west and southwest-facing shores where onshore winds will hold temperatures into the middle teens. Expect an abundance of sunshine. Meanwhile, in Labrador we are waking up […]
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On Thursday morning the RNC was called to a report that a motor vehicle hit the side of a residence. As a result of the investigation, a 46-year-old male was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, operating a motor vehicle when prohibited to do so, breach of probation, and operating a motor vehicle […]
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