With graffiti, spray painting and other property damage becoming a big problem in the Northeast Avalon, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has established a new tip line to help find those responsible. Police have received several complaints of property damage from what’s known as tagging. The RNC’s Criminal Investigation Division is specifically looking to identify those […]
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The 4th annual RBC Race for the Kids is a walk/run event held in communities across Newfoundland and Labrador to raise funds to support mental health programs and services at the Janeway. Operated through a virtual platform, this event allows families, businesses, and individuals from anywhere in the province to get involved, get active and […]
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A trough axis is going to pivot across the Island this afternoon and night and the result is going to be rain becoming more widespread as the day and evening progress. The rain will eventually move off the eastern side of the Island later tonight and early Friday. Future radar, below, shows this very well. […]
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The St. John’s International Circus Fest opens today. Today there will be the Opening Soiree at the Sheraton Hotel Atrium. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Bernard Davis will deliver greetings. There will be keynote addresses, panel discussions, and workshops. St. John’s International Circus Fest is presented by Wonderbolt Productions. The event wraps up on […]
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On Wednesday afternoon RNC officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that ran a red light on Hamlyn Road in St. John’s. Police determined that the 38-year-old male had a suspended license. The driver was ticketed for having no license, no insurance, no registration, and running the red light. The vehicle was seized and […]
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The provincial government has established a provincial Fish Price-Setting Strategic Review Team. The team will assist with the development of a formula-based framework for fish price-setting, and other potential mechanisms. The team will work to address ongoing issues with the current price-setting process. Consultations will occur with interested parties and anyone wishing to provide input […]
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At 10:53 p.m. on Wednesday night, the RNC stopped a speeding motorcycle on the Conception Bay South Highway near Legion Road. Officers determined that the 21-year-old driver was operating the motorcycle with more the twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. He was arrested and charged with impaired driving and failing the breathalyzer. […]
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The Ambience cruise ship operated by BSN Cruises will visit the capital city today. The ship will arrive this morning with 798 passengers. The Ambience will leave port at 7:00 p.m. this evening. The next cruise ship that will visit St. John’s is the Seabourn Quest which is scheduled to arrive on Saturday.
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At 3:36 a.m. this morning the RNC responded to a report of a suspicious person on Suez Street in St. John’s. Witnesses had observed the individual riffling through nearby vehicles. With the help of witnesses, police apprehended a 26-year-old male. He faces charges of trespassing at night and several breaches of a court order. He […]
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Across the Avalon and most of the central roads are wet and in areas of drizzle, visibility is slightly reduced. Roads are dry on the west coast. On the Northern Peninsula roads are wet and there is some fog in the St. Anthony area. Roads are mostly dry in Labrador. All flights are on time […]
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