Premier Andrew Furey will announce details of a child care initiative for health care professionals tomorrow. The announcement will take place at the Janeway Children’s Hospital café in St. John’s. Premier Furey will be joined by Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, and Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, as well as Yvonne […]
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Criminal charges have been laid against Carbonear Collegiate teacher, 54-year-old Paul Thomas of Coley’s Point, in relation to allegations of sexual assault against a former student that occurred in 2015. Harbour Grace RCMP received the initial report in August of 2023 and conducted a thorough investigation, which included the execution of a search warrant at […]
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The RNC is seeking witnesses and video footage following a report of a hit and run motor vehicle collision in Mount Pearl. On Monday, shortly after 1 p.m., officers responded to a report of a hit and run collision in the area of a strip mall located off Old Placentia Road near Gibson Drive in […]
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A rally took place Wednesday morning outside of the Confederation Building, in support of deaf seniors in the province. The group was also calling on government to recruit and retain more ASL interpreters in Newfoundland and Labrador. Joy Philpott says, she was unable to get critical information about her boyfriends procedure in hospital, because there […]
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Two drivers were stopped on November 14, 2023, for excessive speed on Route 210 by RCMP Traffic Services East. Yesterday, while on patrol, a number of traffic stops were conducted by RCMP Traffic Services East, including two drivers who were traveling more than 51 km/hr above the posted speed limit of 90 km/hr. Just before […]
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Burin Peninsula RCMP is investigating a suspicious structure fire that took place on Thursday afternoon. Around 4:30 p.m. last Thursday, police responded to a report of a structure fire at an abandoned building on Route 210 between Fortune and Grand Bank. Police say the Grand Bank Fire Department was on the scene and extinguished the […]
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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are seeking witnesses and video following a report of a motor vehicle collision in Paradise. Patrol officers received a report of a motor vehicle collision, believed to have occurred on November 5, 2023, between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Sobeys grocery store, located on Topsail Road […]
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A national test of the Emergency Alerting System took place this morning. Alert Ready issued its emergency test message through television, radio and compatible wireless devises this morning. If you didn’t receive the message on a wireless device, it may be due to device compatibility, network connection or settings. Canada’s emergency alerting system is designed […]
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NL Health Services is advising the public that emergency services at Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre on Bell Island will be temporarily closed due to human resource challenges from: Wednesday, November 15 at 8:00 p.m. to Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. In case of emergency: Patients with a medical emergency who require […]
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WestJet will be bringing back its non-stop service from the St. John’s International Airport to London-Gatwick Airport. The service returns on May 1, 2024. The announcement was made this morning. In partnership with the Provincial Government, the St. John’s International Airport Authority has entered into an agreement with WestJet to offer this route for the […]
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