This is National Seniors Safety Week. While anyone can fall victim to an on-line scam, Canada’s communications security establishment says seniors are often targeted. That’s why they’re encouraging older adults to stay on the lookout for common scams. One that has become popular in this province is the grandparent scam. It often begins with a […]
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Search and Rescue in Labrador West located two people who were stranded overnight after their off-road vehicle got stuck in a bog. The two called for help at 7 o’clock Sunday morning, stating they had encountered mechanical problems with their Argo. They had to build a fire to stay warm overnight. Five searchers took ATV’s […]
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The RCMP is investigating a suspected arson that occurred Sunday, at an unoccupied residence in South Branch. The house, located on Old Station Road, had not been lived in for a number of years and was completely destroyed by fire. The investigation is continuing. Anyone having information on the fire or suspicious activities in the […]
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Minister of Health and Community Services Tom Osborne will provide a Health Care Action Update today. The announcement will focus on initiatives to improve access to health care for seniors. Osborne will be joined by Deputy Minister of Health Transformation Dr. Pat Parfrey, and Dr. Susan Mercer, the Clinical Chief of Older Adult Care for […]
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The Newfoundland Grolwers lost in overtime last night to the Trois-Rivières Lions in Trois Rivières. The final score was 2 to 1 with Jordan Escott scoring his first goal of the season. On Thursday the Growlers will play on home ice hosting the Worcester Railers. The game gets underway at 7:00 p.m.
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The City of St. John’s is advising of a change in location of a road closure impacting Elizabeth Avenue. Elizabeth Avenue from Whiteway Street to Rodney Street will be restricted to local traffic only starting today. Elizabeth Avenue from Rodney Street to Allandale/Bonaventure Avenue has reopened to traffic. A detour will be in place to […]
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The Main Road between Heffernan’s Line and Heffernan’s Place will be closed to through traffic this week and a detour will be in place. This road closure and detour is necessary to facilitate the connection of the newly installed sewage force main to the Goulds Sewage Pumping Station. The detour will be in place to […]
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Mostly good driving conditions this morning across the Island portion of the province with fair to good visibility. There are a few areas with icy patches in the Corner Brook and Northern Peninsula area along with a few areas in central including Badger to Gander. In Labrador, there are icy and slushy patches. The MV […]
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Good Monday morning! The weather across the Province is breezy, chilly, and significantly drier than most of our Sunday. We can thank that to a cold front that cleared the east coast early Monday morning. We can see that visualized very nicely in the image below. Weather Forecast Maps We are looking at temperatures in […]
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The Provincial NDP Party held its policy convention over the weekend in St. John’s. A number of amendments were put forward and discussed at the convention and a new executive was elected. Jim Dinn received the support of 95.7 per cent of delegates. As a result, there will be no leadership review. Jagmeet Singh addressed […]
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