4 months ago
Police investigate robbery on Mount Pearl walking trail, woman treated for minor injuries
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating a robbery on a walking trail in Mount Pearl. Just after 9:30 a.m. today, the RNC responded to a robbery in the Carroll Drive area of Mount Pearl. A woman reported that she was approached by a man on the Admiralty Walking Trail where he presented a weapon and […]
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4 months ago
Province monitoring two active wildfires in Labrador
The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is currently monitoring two active fires in Labrador West. The fire at Emerillon Lake South is 8 hectares and classified as Under Control. Aircraft and ground crew are on site but no further spread is expected. The fire at Oreway is currently estimated at 470 hectares and classified […]
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4 months ago
Police seize RV after hit-and-run collision in Stephenville
Bay St. George RCMP issued fines under the and seized a vehicle after a hit and run collision Wednesday afternoon in Stephenville. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 25, Bay St. George RCMP received a report of a hit and run on Hillview Avenue in Stephenville. Police attended the scene and learned than a recreational vehicle had struck […]
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4 months ago
Larvicide treatments for invasive agricultural pest planned for St. John’s area
The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, industry stakeholders and citizen scientists to monitor detections of Japanese beetle in the City of St. John’s. The department has contracted a landscaping company to carry out larvicide treatments starting the week of Monday, June 29. Treatments will take place […]
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4 months ago
Two men charged with assault with a weapon in Sheshatshiu
Two men, aged 41 and 22, were arrested by Sheshatshiu RCMP Thursday morning in relation to an assault with a weapon. At approximately 10:07 a.m. on June 25, police responded to reports of an assault in progress on McKenzie Drive in Sheshatshiu. Witnesses told police that two men were assaulting another person with a hockey […]
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4 months ago
Three facing charges following stolen school bus investigation in C.B.S.
The RNC made three arrests and recovered stolen property in Conception Bay South (CBS). Just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday (June 23), Operational Patrol Services responded to a gas-and-dash on the CBS Highway where a driver fled in a school bus. Officers, upon arrival, identified the driver as 23-year-old Logan Oake from surveillance video. The […]
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4 months ago
Premier promises legislative changes to address concerns about youth health information
Premier Tony Wakeham issued a statement Thursday saying the province will introduce legislation in the fall to deal with concerns about access to youth health records as part of the rollout of the new health information system, CorCare. “Over the last 48 hours, it has become clear that there is significant confusion and concern regarding […]
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