A woman has died following a collision that occurred between a pedestrian and a transport truck on the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway near Thomas Pond yesterday afternoon. Shortly before 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Holyrood RCMP received the report of a collision. Evidence gathered at the scene indicates that at the time of the […]
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The City of St. John’s and NL Health Services are now accepting applications for their new Healthy City Advisory Committee. This Advisory Committee will take a collective impact approach involving leaders from various disciplines, sectors, and levels of Government working together to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions that affect health and quality of […]
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On May 10th the Basilica Heritage Foundation Inc. and the Embassy of Ireland in Canada will host two events open to the general public at The Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist to launch the Global Irish Famine Way commemorations and celebrate the arrival of the Bronze Shoes monuments in Canada. The Ambassador of […]
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Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development Paul Pike is announcing a call for applications for the 2024-25 Age-Friendly Newfoundland and Labrador Communities Program. The program provides funding to eligible incorporated municipalities, Indigenous Governments and Organizations and provincially incorporated not-for-profit organizations with an age-friendly mandate. The program includes up to $10,000 to conduct an age-friendly […]
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Braya Renewable Fuel’s will hold a celebration today. Premier Andrew Furey and Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology Andrew Parsons will participate in the celebration. The event takes place at the Come By Chance Refinery at 11:30 a.m.
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs 2024 Annual Conference continues today in St. John’s. Today, Minister Responsible for the Office of Women and Gender Equality Pam Parsons will bring greetings at the conference. On Tuesday, Premier Furey delivered an address. NLOWE provides programs and services that connect and support women within Newfoundland and […]
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The RNC stopped a driver travelling nearly three times the legal limit on Kenmount Road in St. John’s. The driver was clocked going 150 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. Due to their excessive speed, their driver’s license was seized and the vehicle was impounded. This is just one case of increased speeding. The RNC […]
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Roads are wet across the Avalon Peninsula. Roads are also wet on the Burin Peninsula. Across central and western Newfoundland, roads are dry with good visibility. Across the Big Land, roads are snow-covered in the Wabush, Labrador City, and Churchill Falls area. Marine Atlantic is anticipating weather impacts to crossings on Thursday morning. Provincial ferries […]
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Today there will be a water outage and road closure on portions of Brookfield Avenue in Corner Brook. Brookfield Avenue will be closed to through traffic from the entrance of Western Memorial Regional Hospital to the intersection of Montgomerie Street. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes. Western Memorial Regional Hospital will still be accessible […]
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At 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, the RNC was called to a report of a robbery at a shopping centre in St. John’s. Responding officers located the male suspect running down a nearby street. Officers pursued the suspect on foot for a short distance and eventually took him into custody. The 27-year-old male was taken to […]
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