Recent News

Police recently arrested two motorists for impaired driving offences and ticketed two others for various infractions. On June 28, Bell Island RCMP stopped a vehicle traveling 117 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Middleton Avenue. The driver, a 17-year-old novice driver, was ticketed for the excessive speed and was issued a licence suspension. The vehicle was […]

After a dramatic win over Venezuela in the Copa America quarterfinal, the Canadian men’s soccer team will square off against Argentina in their semifinal tonight, the biggest game in their history. The game is set for 9:30 p.m. NL time. The 48th-ranked Canadian men will seek their first-ever win against No. 1 Argentina, the reigning […]

Ticketmaster says some customers’ personal information may have been stolen. It was the victim of a “data security incident” and the information customers provide to the company may have been compromised. The ticket sales giant confirmed it recently discovered “an unauthorized third party” was able to obtain information from a cloud database hosted by a […]

On Monday, just after 11:05 a.m., RNC officers responded to a Mount Pearl business for a complaint of a worker being bear sprayed at that location. Police learned from staff that several youth near the business refused to leave the store and when challenged, one of the teenagers hauled out bear spray and sprayed an […]

Cultivating curiosity about agriculture and inspiring students to consider a career in the industry will be on the agenda this week when Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) and its 10 provincial members meet in Newfoundland and Labrador to share, network and collaborate on agriculture education across the country. Co-hosted by Agriculture in the Classroom […]

NDP Leader Jim Dinn continues to call on government to address the unclaimed bodies accumulating at the Health Science Centre after an ATIPP request revealed that government and NL Health Services knew about the issue for four years. An ATIPP request shows that government not only knew about the issue of unclaimed bodies since 2020. […]

A tender has been issued by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure for the completion of the Team Gushue Highway. John G. Abbott, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, will be speaking to media to provide an update on the project, as well as other major provincial highway and road infrastructure projects, today. The Team Gushue […]

A 43-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after she crashed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in Mary’s Harbour on July 5. Shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Friday, police responded to a report of an ATV crash on Main Street. An ATV left the roadway and came to rest in a ditch.  The operator was transported to […]

In alignment with the City’s Paid Parking Management Strategy (PPMS), City Council has approved reductions for commercial parking permit monthly rates, as follows: This change came into effect on Wednesday, July 3.