A high-ranking firefighter in the St. John’s Regional Fire Department charged with sexually assaulting a teenaged girl had his case called in provincial court today. Ron Pomeroy wasn’t in the courtroom for proceedings — his first court date — but he was represented by his lawyer Stephen Orr. Prosecutor Richard Deveau indicated the Crown is […]
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Avalon MP Ken McDonald has walked back comments made to Radio-Canada about whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should undergo a leadership review. “I will continue to support my caucus colleagues and the Prime Minister as I’ve done since 2015,” McDonald said in written statement to NTV News. “I was elected in 2015 as a Liberal […]
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Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell has announced the creation of Education Accord NL. Education Accord NL will be co-chaired by Dr. Anne Burke and Dr. Karen Goodnough, will develop ways to transform Newfoundland and Labrador’s education system through a 10-year plan with short, medium and long-term goals. The Accord will be delivered to government by December […]
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Officers are at the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway in the westbound lane, just east of the Team Gushue Highway exit. The TCH westbound remains closed at Allandale Road. Officers at the scene have reported multiple vehicles using cell phones to capture video while passing the collision scene and are ticketing […]
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Municipalities, Inuit Community Governments and Local Service Districts can now apply for Accessible Communities Grants that will help communities support the overall well-being of residents. Funding can be used for small-scale infrastructure projects with a specific focus on building active, healthy, accessible communities. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, February 20.
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Due to water damage from a frozen sprinkler line impacting the main operating room area, some surgical procedures at the Health Sciences Centre are cancelled today. Only those patients affected will be directly contacted to reschedule their surgical procedures as some procedures will proceed as normal. Emergency surgical procedures are not affected. Other appointments and […]
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A new study published by the Fraser Institute shows that residents in Newfoundland and Labrador have the highest combined federal-provincial interest payments in the country at $3,225 per person. Servicing the provincial debt alone amounts to a cost of $2,004 per person in the province. “Interest must be paid on government debt, and the more […]
Read moreThe Bank of Canada has maintained the interest rate at five per cent. The Bank Rate is at 5¼ per cent and the deposit rate is at five per cent. In Canada, the economy has stalled since the middle of last year and growth will likely remain close to zero through the first quarter of […]
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Roads are snow-covered on the west coast. Travel is not recommended north of Plum Point. Poor visibility is reported from Woody Point to Trout River, Deer Lake to Wiltondale, and Corner Brook to Gallants. Across the Avalon and Central, most roads are bare. Roads are snow-covered in Labrador. Travel is not recommended from Lodge Bay […]
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A cold front will cross the Island today from west to east. Ahead of that front, we are going to see an area of snow move across Newfoundland. The snow will not be overly intense, but in the way of light to moderate. It will arrive on the West Coast this morning and spread east […]
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