Clarenville RCMP and RCMP Traffic Services Central are investigating the cause of motor vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) near Bull Arm that resulted in the death of two individuals on Saturday. At approximately 7:40 p.m. on April 4, officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision between a small passenger car […]
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As many enjoyed an extended long weekend, officers were busy across the province, responding to more than 500 calls for service between Friday and Monday. In communities across Newfoundland and Labrador, officers provide essential services to create safer communities and uphold the law. These calls for service represent the full breadth of support police provide […]
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The initial round of funding under the Community Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Program is expected to help communities across the province reduce the risk of wildfire and better protect homes, critical infrastructure, and the environment around them. An investment of approximately $2.26 million will help 58 communities develop community wildfire resiliency plans and community-based wildfire prevention/mitigation […]
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Burin Peninsula RCMP arrested and charged a 28-year-old Grand Bank man with several Criminal Code offences after responding to a firearms complaint in Fortune last Tuesday. Just before 7:00 p.m. on March 31, officers responded to a report of an unwanted individual inside a private residence on Forest Road in Fortune. The suspect, armed with a concealed […]
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Advocates say programming is being cut back, and tensions are rising at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary. It comes as a result of overcrowding and inmates being forced to sleep on cots in the gymnasium. More than twenty inmates at HMP are reportedly sleeping in the gymnasium, because of overcrowding at the prison. Advocates say the situation is […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Iran that a “whole civilization will die tonight” but said there’s still time with the deadline set for 8 p.m. in Washington. Trump issued the threat this morning, about 12 hours ahead of his deadline for Iran to agree to a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz […]
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The Conservative Party of Canada today announced it will be launching a national advertising campaign highlighting the rising cost of living under Mark Carney’s Liberal government. According to the party, one television ad and one radio ad highlight how groceries have become increasingly expensive under the federal Liberals, with food inflation in Canada now worse […]
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is demanding answers after records show the former Furey government spent $153,000 on taxpayer-funded polling, but government claims it cannot find the results. “Taxpayers were forced to shell out $153,000 for public opinion tracking and we deserve to know what happened to that money,” said Devin Drover, CTF Atlantic Director and […]
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CFS-NL, Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial student union, is raising concerns about a reported reduction in social work seats at Memorial University, from 100 to 80. The cuts, also flagged by NAPE President Jerry Earle, add to growing alarm among student and labour groups over ongoing funding reductions. Over the past 12 years, decreased provincial funding […]
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Ryan Harding, NTV Weather Centre With the wind shifting to the west across the province into Tuesday, the base temperature is going to drop from Monday’s warmth and welcome back a windchill as Newfoundland and Labrador will face similar winds across the board. Sun and Cloud leads Newfoundland and Labrador’s Tuesday forecast Every one should […]
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