4 months ago
Inside Story: Mixed reaction to federal gas tax cut as N.L. MPs spar in House of Commons
There was mixed reaction to Ottawa’s plan to cut the federal gas tax as Newfoundland and Labrador MPs sparred in the House of Commons.
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4 months ago
Backstage Pass: ‘Skeet’ playing in public libraries for National Canadian Film Day
Canadian-made movies are playing on big screens for National Canadian Film Day. Amanda Mews has a look at the local production, “Skeet.”
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4 months ago
Your Community: U-15 girls’ hockey championships
Amanda Mews checks out the U-15 Triple-A Atlantic Hockey Championships in Torbay.
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4 months ago
Forteau RCMP tickets driver who failed to stop for school bus
Forteau RCMP ticketed a 60-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon, after she failed to stop for a school bus with its stop sign activated. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on April 14, an officer on patrol in Forteau was headed southbound on Main Street, and stopped behind a school bus dropping off a student, with its lights and […]
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4 months ago
Sheshatshiu RCMP responds to disturbance, officers assaulted
RCMP arrested a 41-year-old man after responding to a disturbance inside a Sheshatshiu home on April 14. The man now faces Criminal Code charges of assaulting a police officer and failure to comply with a probation order. Just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night, police responded to reports of a disturbance and assault at a home on Edwards […]
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4 months ago
RNC in Corner Brook arrest impaired driver
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has charged a man with refusal in the Corner Brook region. Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, police received a tip from a member of the public of a possible impaired driver at a convenience store on First Avenue in Pasadena. Operational Patrol Services located the driver, who refused to provide […]
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4 months ago
Memorial University to confer six honorary degrees during spring convocation ceremonies
A culmination of each student’s academic journey, Memorial University’s 2026 spring convocation ceremonies will see almost 3,000 degrees, including more than 750 graduate degrees, conferred. Convocation takes place at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre on May 14 and at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre from May 26–29. A graduation celebration will be held at the Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre on June 12 for the Labrador Campus’s first cohort […]
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4 months ago
RCMP Traffic Services West and Channel-Port aux Basques seize vehicles during two-day blitz
RCMP Traffic Services West and Channel-Port aux Basques RCMP seized the vehicles of three drivers during an enforcement initiative late last week. Officers also issued multiple tickets Highway Traffic Act and laid charges against two drivers for flight from police and impaired operation. On Thursday, April 9, just after 9:00 a.m., officers conducting traffic enforcement attempted to […]
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