The St. John’s Regional Fire Department says a fire ban is now in effect in St. John’s, Mount Pearl, and Paradise. The fire ban will remain in effect for a minimum of seven days, with an update to be provided on Friday, Aug. 11. The ban includes backyard firepits, chimineas, charcoal BBQs and open fires. […]
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Police are investigating after a 43-year-old man died in Happy Valley-Goose Bay early Friday morning. The death is being treated as a homicide. The Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP Detachment, Forensic Identification Section, Labrador General Investigation Services and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are also engaged in the investigation. Residents can expect an increased […]
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A privacy breach affecting more than 100 fertility patients has now led to a class-action lawsuit. The breach happened last month as a result of an email from Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services. Lawyer Bob Buckingham has begun the process of a class-action lawsuit which calls for financial compensation, as well as an acknowledgement from […]
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Gander’s annual Festival of Flight got underway this week, and organizations are expecting a busy five day event. Things got underway on Thursday with an event to Support the Troops followed by the official opening. Today marks the start of the much-anticipated Ribfest and a concert series featuring Adam Baxter, Sheldon McBreairty and Night at […]
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Three Corner Brook residents were arrested on July 26th as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation announced today by the RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operations West (JFO West). Twenty-nine-year-old Travis Chambers is charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine. Police officers executed a search warrant at the residence of Chambers in Corner Brook, […]
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A St. John’s man who had been on the loose from prison for the last six months is back behind bars. Coady Glasco was taken into custody just before 4 a.m. this morning. RNC officers on patrol spotted the 30-year-old and recognized him as being unlawfully at large from Her Majesty’s Penitentiary. Once in custody, […]
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Marine Atlantic’s new Port aux Basques administration building project is now ready to move to the next stage of construction. Earlier today, cranes began placing concrete walls that will form the final building envelope. This multi-year project is designed to address space and infrastructure challenges and consolidate administrative functions currently located at several buildings in […]
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Update: The RCMP advises that the highway between Bay Roberts and North River is now open. Original Story: Emergency vehicles are on scene at an accident on the Veterans Memorial Highway between Bay Roberts and North River Overpass. Bay Roberts Fire Rescue says the highway is expected to be closed for the foreseeable future. Traffic […]
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Update. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) have stated that missing youth Sophia Brace has been located. The RNC thanks the public for their assistance. Earlier story: The RNC is requesting the assistance of the community with locating missing person, 14 year old Sophia Brace, of St. John’s. Brace was last seen around midnight on Wednesday, […]
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As addiction problems grow in the province, so have wait times to get top-level treatment. People who work with addicts say those wait times are a big reason why drugs continue to be a problem. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.
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