The City of St. John’s has approved $477,000 as part of the Building Safer Communities Grant Program to support community-based service providers in developing or strengthening crime and violence prevention and intervention initiatives for children, youth, young adults, and their families. The funding will be divided among three projects. The Iris Kirby House will receive […]
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On Wednesday the Bank of Canada held its target for the overnight rate at 5 per cent, with the Bank Rate at 5¼ percent and the deposit rate at 5 per cent. Global economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter while the economy grew by more than expected. Inflation eased to 2.9 per cent in […]
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There will be a temporary change of service at the Rufus Guinchard Health Centre in Port Saunders today. From 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. there will be a virtual ER due to human resources challenges. When the virtual ER is operating, residents can proceed to the Rufus Guinchard Health Centre where there will be a […]
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On Wednesday evening RNC officers observed a wanted 26-year-old male on Froude Avenue in St. John’s. The male attempted to run but was apprehended a short distance away. He was taken into custody on the outstanding warrant along with additional breaches of a court order. In addition to those charges, it was determined that the […]
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There will be a power outage today at the Notre Dame Bay Memorial Health Centre in Twillingate to accommodate a power system update. The outage will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will last approximately four hours. During the upgrade period, the site will be supported by emergency power. The emergency department will remain open, patient […]
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Across Newfoundland, roads are bare with the exception of the Intersection Route 360 to Conne River which is partly ice-covered and from Perry’s Cove to Old Perlican which is partly snow-covered. Road conditions will quickly deteriorate as the storm moves in. Roads from Ranger Lake Depot to Wabush in Labrador are snow-covered. Roads are partly […]
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At 2:11 p.m. a member of the RNC Mounted Unit observed an altercation on Military Road in St. John’s. Officers intervened and attempted to identify the individuals involved. One of the individuals, a 35-year-old male, began giving officers multiple names and would not identify himself. Patrol officers arrived on the scene and recognized the individual. […]
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Most fuel prices have changed by less than a cent this week with gasoline motor fuel up by 0.7 cents per litre. Diesel is down by 0.3 cents. Furnace oil increased by 0.10 cents. Stove oil on the Island decreased by 0.43 cents and stove oil in western Labrador decreased by 0.18 cents. Propane saw […]
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A major late season winter storm will bring snow and ice to much of the Island between Thursday and Saturday
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