2 years ago
Chief Mi’sel Joe accepts position with World Energy GH2
Six weeks after resigning as administrative head of the Miawpukek First Nation, Chief Mi’sel Joe has accepted a new position with World Energy GH2, the company building a wind-powered hydrogen plant in Bay St. George. In a news release today, World Energy announced Chief Joe has accepted a position as strategic advisor, supporting indigenous, government […]
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2 years ago
Snow ends on the Avalon this evening, but more flurries move across the Island into Tuesday morning
Today’s semi-surprise snowfall we dealt with on the Avalon will end this evening. Beyond that, we will see an area of light snow, and flurries move across western, southern, and eastern Newfoundland from late tonight into mid-morning on Tuesday. Once that passes, we are looking at a decent Tuesday for much of the Province. Wednesday […]
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2 years ago
RNC seeks assistance from the public in collision investigation
The RNC is investigating a single-vehicle collision that occurred in St. John’s. On Feb. 25 at 8 p.m., police responded to a collision that occurred on Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive near the intersection of Ruby Line. The 33-year-old driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was sent to hospital with serious injuries where he […]
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2 years ago
Bay Roberts police continue search for missing man
The search for Michael O’Driscoll is continuing today. Bay Roberts RCMP received the report that he was missing on Saturday, just after 4 p.m. — a day aftern the 63-year-old was last seen. A tip from the public was subsequently received that O’Driscoll was seen riding his bike toward the area of Mad Rock Saturday […]
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2 years ago
Sentencing appeal being heard for man convicted of child porn, luring
A man convicted of child luring and distributing child pornography is appealing his sentence. Stephen Trimm sat with family members for the hearing today at the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal in St. John’s. The 41-year-old was found guilty following a trial in 2022. The victim was a 15-year-old boy. Trimm was handed a three-year […]
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2 years ago
Drive Electric NL co-founder charged with sex offences
Jon Seary, who co-founded Drive Electric NL, is facing sexual assault offences. The 54-year-old has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and sexual interference, charges that were filed in November of last year. The offences are alleged to have happened August and September of last year. Seary’s three-day trial is scheduled to begin Aug. […]
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2 years ago
St. John’s City Councillor Debbie Hanlon fighting aggressive form of cancer
St. John’s City Councillor Debbie Hanlon is fighting an aggressive cancer, and will be taking leave from her role as city councillor for the foreseeable future. Her family took to social media to say her symptoms came on very quickly, but fortunately she was able to receive quality care from the phenomenal hospital staff in […]
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2 years ago
Lynx Air flights officially grounded
The Calgary-based company, Lynx Air announced it would cease operations late last week – grounding all flights. Originally, flights were scheduled to operate up until 12:01 AM Monday, but some passengers’ flights were delayed or cancelled on Saturday and now operations remain ceased. Many ticket holders were successful in getting reimbursed, however others say the […]
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2 years ago
Registered Nurses’ Union holding rally tomorrow
The Registered Nurses’ Union will be holding a public rally tomorrow to call for an investigation into the use of private agencies to deliver public healthcare. The public rally will protest the privatization of healthcare and calling on the Auditor General to investigate the “massive amounts of dollars being poured into the pockets of private […]
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