Charges are pending against a 13-year-old youth who, while operating a dirt bike unsupervised, fled from police last week. While officers were driving a marked police vehicle on Route 70, the youth pulled up next to the patrol vehicle and sped off. In the interest of public safety, police did not pursue the dirt bike. Moments […]
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Personal care homes and community care homes in this province will receive financial support from government to accept more residents who require a higher level of care. The Department of Health and Community Services announced today it has increased monthly rates provided for government-subsidized beds. The additional annual investment of approximately $15.4-million will provide operators […]
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There’s no major change for regular unleaded at the pumps this morning, after an unscheduled change of over 8 cents mid-week. Gas has gone up by 0.1 cents but diesel gets the break. That price has dropped 4.4 cents per litre. Furnace oil has dropped by 3.75 cents.
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Today, Premier Andrew Furey will be joined by Ahmet Yildiz, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from Türkiye, and St. John’s Mayor Danny Breen will unveil a monument to honour the Martyrs of Gallipoli at a special ceremony in St. John’s. The unveiling will take place at the Trail of the Caribou Memorial Park on The […]
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Premier Andrew Furey will make an education infrastructure announcement in St. John’s today. The event will get underway at 12:00 p.m. at the Kenmount Terrace Community Centre. Furey will be joined by Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure John Abbott, Minister of Education Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Digital Government and Service NL and MHA for […]
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The cruise ship the Europa operated by Hapag Lloyd will visit St. John’s this afternoon from 12:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. The ship is carrying 408 passengers. On Sunday the Ocean Endeavour operated by Sunstone Ships carrying 195 passengers will be in port from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Ocean Endeavour is one of […]
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On October 3 Minister of Health and Community Services Tom Osborne and members of the department’s recruitment team will be travelling to communities in Saskatchewan in an effort to recruit health care professionals to work in Newfoundland and Labrador. Additional details will be provided today at 2:30 p.m. by Osborne. The province has also highlighted […]
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AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT Thursday will see mostly sunny skies, with highs in the middle to upper teens across the board. However, there will be wildfire smoke around (which originated in Alta., NWT, and BC) and this may obscure the sunshine somewhat. The result will be white/milkly-looking skies, similar to what we saw Wednesday. […]
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There are no issues with traffic this morning. Roads across the province are clear and dry. Marine Atlantic and provincial ferries are operating on time and on schedule. There are no flight delays or cancellations at the St. John’s International Airport, Gander International Airport, and Deer Lake Regional Airport.
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All fuel prices with the exception of gasoline are down today. Diesel prices have dropped by 4.4 cents on the Island and 4.2 cents in western Labrador. Furnace oil heating fuel has decreased by 3.75 cents. Stove oil heating fuel on the Island has also decreased by 3.75 and 3.60 cents in western Labrador. Propane […]
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