Newfoundland Power filed a General Rate Application with the Newfoundland and LabradorBoard of Commissioners of Public Utilities, to raise electricity rates in the province over the next two years. In the Application, the Company is proposing the following changes to electricity rates for 2024 through 2026 for both residential and commercial customers: Consumer Advocate Dennis […]
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A 55-year-old man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Monday on Route 480 (Burgeo Highway) near Top Pond. RCMP say they received the report of the crash around 4:15 p.m. The vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane and came to rest in the ditch on the opposite side of the road. The driver, who was the […]
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The provincial government is reminding residents that the national emergency alerting system, Alert Ready, is scheduled to issue an emergency test message tomorrow. The emergency test message will be delivered through television, radio, and compatible wireless devices. The alert will be issued at 10:55 in the morning, Newfoundland Standard Time, 10:25 in most of Labrador. […]
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Susan Walsh, the province’s seniors’ advocate, has released a report titled What Golden Years? The report is a first step in attempting to address the cost of living challenges identified by seniors through an extensive consultation process that heard from approximately 1,400 seniors. According to the report, 32 per cent of seniors throughout Newfoundland and […]
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The RNC were called to a residence in Mount Pearl on Monday evening to a domestic disturbance in progress. A 48-year-old intoxicated female was located outside the residence. Police determined that the female had driven to the location intoxicated. The woman was arrested for impaired driving. She refused to provide a breath sample and was […]
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The 15th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador will be sworn in today at the Confederation Building. Joan Marie Aylward will take over from Judy Foote who has served in the role since May 3, 2018. In a statement, Foote said in part, “I know there could not have been a better choice for the […]
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On Monday evening the RNC attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Petty Harbour Road. The vehicle refused to stop and sped away from police. A short time later the vehicle was located in Manuals. Again the vehicle refused to stop. Officers later disabled the vehicle using a spike belt. The […]
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There will be several changes to the availability of emergency services at the A.M. Guy Memorial Health Centre in Buchans this week. NL Health Services advises that due to human resource challenges, there will be a virtual ER from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. today and a temporary closure from 7:00 p.m. until Wednesday at […]
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The weather across much of the Province will be chilly and calm this week. In fact, it looks like readings through Thursday or Friday are going to be running below normal by a few degrees on the Island and a touch above in Labrador. However, even with that, temperatures will still be topping out below […]
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It’s mostly good driving conditions across the entire province this morning. There are a few exceptions. There are icy patches from Corner Brook to Gallants. The Bonavista Peninsula Highway is snow-covered in areas and roads from Gander to Gambo are icy. There are a few icy patches on the Great Northern Peninsula and in Labrador. […]
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