Police arrested two men after responding to a report of a robbery early Saturday morning. Samuel Blake, 35, and Craig Best, 41, are facing charges including break and enter, assault and pointing a firearm. On March 14, around 5:40 a.m., police were called to a home on Courte Manche Street after receiving a report of […]
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Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services advises the public of a temporary disruption of laboratory services at Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Centre in Botwood until: Emergency blood collection services will be unavailable. If emergency blood collection services are required, patients will be transported to another health-care facility. If routine laboratory services are required, patients may choose […]
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After announcing their departure from Newfoundland and Labrador curling late last week, Brendan Bottcher and Geoff Walker of Team Gushue have announced they will be teaming up for a new Alberta-based rink. ‘Team Bottcher’ will include Bottcher as skip, Walker as lead and Jacob and Tanner Horgan. The Horgan brothers previously represented Northern Ontario on […]
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Police in Happy Valley-Goose Bay arrested a 19-year-old man for impaired operation after he was seen driving a snowmobile in a dangerous manner early Saturday morning. Shortly after 2:45 a.m. on March 14, officers on patrol observed a person operating a snowmobile in a dangerous manner in a parking lot on Corte Real Road. Police conducted a […]
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Police arrested a 29-year-old man on Sunday morning after responding to a vehicle rollover in Botwood. The driver, who had fled the scene, was located by police and charged with impaired operation. Just after 3:00 a.m. on March 15, police responded a report of a vehicle rollover on Fernwood Drive. The Botwood Fire Department and […]
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A class action lawsuit launched by Innu Nation more than two years ago will begin its hearing in Supreme Court in St. John’s tomorrow. The Supreme Court will hear a certification motion in the class action lawsuit seeking justice for Innu survivors of day schools in Labrador. The lawsuit, launched in January 2024, is seeking […]
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Members of Ottawa’s Senate Committee on energy, the environment and natural resources will be visiting St. John’s this week as part of their study on the province’s offshore petroleum industry. The committee launched the study in the fall of 2025 with a goal to better understand the unique nature of the province’s industry and its […]
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Statistics Canada has published its latest rate of inflation numbers and it has dipped below two per cent in February. The dip comes as the end of last year’s federal “tax holiday”. The reading came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, that half a percentage point lower than January’s figures. Inflation on food purchased from […]
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Another municipality has also announced it will introduce a tourist accommodation tax. Beginning April 1, Happy Valley-Goose Bay will implement a four per cent tax on the nightly rate of all tourist accommodations. The decision was made by the town’s council in mid-December but was announced in a public advisory late last week. The town […]
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This week is National Impaired Driving Prevention Week, and RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador officers will be patrolling our roads and trails to ensure drivers and off-road vehicle operators are safe and sober. Operating any vehicle — including ATVs and snowmobiles – while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a criminal offence. It’s also […]
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