More than a week after his trial began in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s, Jonathon Hurley — the man who had denied being part of two violent home invasions almost two years ago — has decided to change his plea to guilty. In a surprising turn of events today, Hurley’s lawyer, Jason […]
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Changes are being made to the schedule of updates to the Respiratory Activity Dashboard, which reports on the activity of circulating respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and influenza. The dashboard will now be updated every two weeks starting Friday, June 14. The reporting schedule will further shift to monthly updates in the coming months. Weekly reporting […]
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The Shackleton Quest Expedition, led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS), has discovered the historic wreck of Quest, lying at a depth of 390m off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The schooner-rigged vessel served as Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last expedition ship on the Shackleton-Rowett expedition of 1921/2. He died on board on January […]
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RCMP in this province are investigating six individuals for impaired driving after incidents this past weekend. On Friday, RCMP responded to a single-vehicle crash in Musgrave Harbour. The driver showed signs of alcohol impairment and failed a roadside breath test. Also on Friday RCMP were dispatched to an ATV crash on a dirt road in […]
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The Department of Health and Community Services is reminding residents to register for access to their personal health record through MyGovNL. The service is available to people 16 years of age and older. The personal health record is an online service that allows residents to view their health information. Information such as laboratory results, dispensed […]
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Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation Steve Crocker will bring greetings at the 2024 Travel Media Association of Canada Conference today. The event will take place at Memorial University’s Signal Hill Campus. The 2024 Travel Media Association of Canada Conference takes place from June 12 to 16. It will be the largest gathering of […]
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The RNC responded to a large disturbance in the north end of St. John’s on Tuesday afternoon. Once police gained control of the large crowd, they located a youth who had injuries consistent with a stabbing. The Criminal Investigation Division and K-9 responded and three youths were taken into custody. One youth was charged with […]
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On the west coast, roads are wet. Parts of central, the south coast, and the Avalon Peninsula are seeing fog. Across Labrador, roads are dry with good visibility. The MV Terra Nova is travelling to Bay L’Argent today for maintenance and will return to Rencontre once finished. The departure time from Bay L’Argent is unknown. […]
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Wednesday starts dry, reasonably sunny, and warm; however, an area of low pressure will approach from the south in the late afternoon or early evening and spread rain into southern and eastern Newfoundland. The rain will spread north overnight and fall heavily across much of the Island and southeast Labrador. Amounts will be in the […]
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On Tuesday morning the RNC responded to a traffic complaint on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Allandale Road area. Officers located and attempted to stop the vehicle in question however, the pursuit was terminated in the interest of public safety. A couple of hours later, officers responded to a disturbance at the Confederation Building. Upon […]
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