6 months ago
Health services impacted by severe weather
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is advising the public of the following service changes due to adverse weather today (Wednesday, February 18, 2026) for the Eastern Zones: Eastern-Urban and Eastern-Rural zone hospitals, the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, long-term care facilities, and other sites with 24-hour operations will remain open, and emergency services continue […]
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6 months ago
Back-to-back golds for Canada’s women speed skaters at Winter Olympics
Canada’s medal count jumped to 12 after defending Olympic team pursuit champions Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann won another gold. The Canadians beat the Netherlands in the gold-medal race, erasing an early deficit to take the lead with two laps left and crossing the line just under a second ahead of the Dutch. […]
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6 months ago
Witless Bay Line closure
Motorists are advised that Witless Bay Line (Route 13) is currently impassable and is closed to all traffic until further notice. Road conditions across the region are extremely poor. Please delay all non-essential travel until conditions improve. If you must travel, use extreme caution, slow down and drive according to the road and weather conditions. […]
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6 months ago
Heavy snow shuts down schools, busses and other operations for the day
Government offices, schools and businesses are closed today, as heavy snow hits much of the Island. In St. John’s, Metrobus has announced they will not be operating today because of current and forecast weather conditions. Memorial University is closed for the morning for all faculty staff and students, with an announcement coming at 11 a.m. […]
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6 months ago
Man Arrested for Threatening Medical Staff
Tuesday, February 17th around noon, RNC responded to a medical facility in St. John’s where it was reported that a man had threatened staff and security guards. Police arrested the 30-year old man without further incident and later released him from custody with a future court date for uttering threats.
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6 months ago
Suspected Impaired Driver Collides With Plow
At 1:15am on February 18th, RNC responded to a collision on Columbus Drive where a driver reportedly hit a city snow plow operator. Upon arrival, police suspected the driver to be impaired and a test resulted in a 7-day suspension. The 59-year old man also had his vehicle impounded.
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6 months ago
Eastern Newfoundland bracing for severe winter storm
Another major winter storm is on the way for Eastern Newfoundland. Upwards of 50 centimetres is expected for parts of the Avalon, and into central. NTV’s Marykate O’Neill spoke to residents about how they’re preparing, and has more in tonight’s top story.
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6 months ago
Premier Wakeham defends how doctor is paid for advisory role
The PC government and the Liberal opposition were firing accusations at each other today over the hiring of a political advisor in Premier Tony Wakeham’s office, and how he’s being paid. NTV’s legislative reporter Ben Cleary has more in this report.
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