Five vehicles were seized and drivers ticketed by RCMP Traffic Services Central for various traffic offences in Grand Falls-Windsor and Bishops Falls on Nov. 16. Of the five vehicles seized, two drivers were unlicensed and were operating a vehicle without insurance, a suspended driver was operating an uninsured vehicle and two other motorists were operating […]
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The provincial government has launched an initiative, which, it expects, will shape the future of policing services in Newfoundland and Labrador. At an event this afternoon at The Rooms in St. John’s, Justice and Public Safety Minister John Hogan announced the launch of The Policing Transformation Working Group. The group’s mandate is to evaluate the […]
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance for the Control of Tobacco (ACT) is sounding the alarm on a new nicotine product recently hitting the market in the province. Imperial Tobacco’s “Zonnic” is a flavoured nicotine pouch which has been approved by Health Canada under the Natural Health Products Regulations, but with few regulations prohibiting its sale […]
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NL Health Services will launch a new virtual care solution this fall that will increase access to health care for rural areas and residents who do not have a primary care provider. Health minister Tom Osborne made the announcement today as part of the latest Health Care Action update. The virtual care service will include: […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador will be getting a new area code early in the new year. As of February 17, the new 879 area code will be introduced in the province and will coexist with the current 709 area code. The new area code will meet the growing demand for new telephone numbers. Consumers and businesses […]
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Today the Minister of Health and Community Services Tom Osborne will host a Health Care Action Update. The update will focus on virtual care and will take place at 10:00 a.m. Osborne will be joined by Deputy Minister of Health Transformation Dr. Pat Parfrey and the Vice President of Digital Health and Chief Information Officer […]
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Today is National Child Day in Canada. The day is meant to celebrate the rights of children everywhere to live happy, healthy lives, and to ensure they reach their full potential. To celebrate, there will be a week of events in the City of St. John’s. The events will be held at various community centres. […]
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On Sunday afternoon the RNC responded to a report of a theft at a residence in downtown St. John’s. Prior to police arrival, the suspect had left the area. Officers determined that multiple vehicles had been broken into. About an hour later, a 22-year-old male was arrested in the area. He was charged with assault, […]
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Roads are mostly bare and dry across most of the Island. There are a few icy patches on the west coast and the Great Northern Peninsula. Equipment is unable to operate due to drifting snow from Robinsons to North Branch. Gallants to Robinsons is partly snow-covered and from the St. Anthony Airport to St. Anthony, […]
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Beginning at 7:00 a.m. today there will be a detour in place on Duckworth Street to facilitate construction related to the Provincial Government’s National War Memorial refurbishment project. Duckworth Street from King’s Road to Holloway Street will be closed until 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 24 Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times for businesses […]
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