The long-duration winter storm continues this evening across much of the Island and parts of Labrador, but it has started to lose some of its bite. That said, some areas have seen significant snowfall since yesterday morning. Here are some totals as of earlier Thursday evening, The snow has been hefty. The observer in Paradise […]
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It was good news for the 3 crew members on board a fishing trawler that ran aground near Fortune during treacherous winter storm conditions early Wednesday morning. After more than 12 hours of efforts by the Canadian Coast Guard and local supports on land including the Fortune Volunteer Fire Department, the crew decided to abandon […]
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Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP is investigating a break, enter and theft of two fibreglass sleighs, valued at $1,000 each. It happened between Friday, Feb. 9, and Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture on Kessessaskiou Street in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The suspect, or suspects, broke a lock on the gate, entered […]
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Canada Post has issued red delivery service alerts for Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor, due to inclement weather, snow and high winds. The red delivery service alerts issued yesterday for Avalon Peninsula, Clarenville and St. John’s Metro, and the yellow alert for Newfoundland, remain active. A red service alert means that we are suspending delivery for the day and not sending our delivery agents […]
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Due to some scheduling challenges, the 42nd Anniversary Ocean Ranger Memorial Service will no longer be taking place at the Basilica, but will instead be taking place at Gonzaga High School. The memorial service will take place on Monday, February 19, 2024, at 1:00 pm. The community comes together each year to remember the 84 […]
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There are dozens of Maintenance and Operation Service (MOS) NAPE members working to clear snow from provincial roads today, but NAPE President Jerry Earle says those very members are being mistreated by government. Last week, Transportation Minister John Abbott announced and update on an extension of the divided highway that will include a 15 kilometre […]
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City crews continue to work hard to clear snow, and would like to remind residents that the 24-Hour Parking Ban remains in effect and will be enforced outside the Designated Downtown Area and Business District. The City says they have noticed several vehicles parked on streets which makes it difficult for equipment operators to effectively […]
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Due to inclement weather, the St. John’s, Marine Institute and Signal Hill campuses, including the Childcare Centre, are closed for the remainder of the day for all faculty, staff and students. Evening classes and activities are also cancelled. Students and instructors can access remote and online courses via Brightspace, and unless individual instructors advise their […]
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A man was arrested in St. John’s on Wednesday night following an armed robbery at a convenience store. The man was charged with robbery with a firearm, breach of a firearms prohibition order, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm, pointing a firearm and […]
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It’s been over four decades years since the cruel Atlantic swallowed the towering rig, claiming all 84 souls. The facts that surround the sinking of the Ocean Ranger are seared into the collective consciousness of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. A fierce North Atlantic storm battered the rig for hours before a rogue wave smashed through a […]
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