Travellers should expect spring air travel to get more expensive as the price of jet fuel due to the conflict in the Middle East has led two of Canada’s largest airlines to add fuel surcharges. Air Canada has introduced a $50 per passenger surcharge on Air Canada vacation packages. Meanwhile, starting April 8, West Jet […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump said today that Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final. He noted that Iran’s proposal was not good enough. “They made a proposal, and it’s a significant proposal. It’s a significant step. It’s not good enough,” Trump said of Iran. “It could end very quickly, […]
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A serious collision on the Trans-Canada-Highway near the Bull Arm site turnoff Saturday night had the highway closed in both directions for several hours. It happened just before 8 o’clock between Arnold’s Cove and Come-by-Chance. Clarenville RCMP and first responders were called to the scene. While the highway remained closed, at around 8:40 p.m., motorists […]
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A tip from the public helped police nab a suspected impaired driver in St. John’s over the weekend. Just before 9 o’clock Saturday evening, RNC patrol officers responded to the area of Bay Bulls Road, where someone reported seeing a vehicle swerving all over the road. Officers found the vehicle stuck in a snow bank. […]
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ST. JOHN’S/BONAVISTA Today: Periods of rain. Rain mixed with freezing rain early this morning. Fog patches developing this morning. Rainfall amount 5 mm. Wind south 50 km/h gusting to 80 becoming southwest 30 gusting to 60 this morning. High 8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight: Periods of rain ending this evening then partly cloudy. […]
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Headlines from outlets like New York Post and People sparked backlash over the Easter weekend in Newfoundland and Labrador. One headline in particular drew attention: “British Airways strands hundreds of passengers on a freezing Canadian island.” The description didn’t sit well with many locals. Many residents took to social media, defending the province as one […]
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The Newfoundland Regiment are moving on to the second round of the QMJHL playoffs after eliminating the Cape Breton Eagles in game six of their first-round series. The Regiment won handily over the Eagles Sunday afternoon in front of home fans at the Mary Brown’s Centre. It was a 7-3 win for the Regiment, and […]
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A serious collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Bull Arm site turnoff Saturday night had the highway closed in both directions for several hours. It happened just before 8 o’clock between Arnold’s Cove and Come-By-Chance. Clarenville RCMP and first responders were at the scene. While the highway remained closed, at around 8:40 p.m., motorists […]
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A tip from the public helped police capture a suspected impaired driver in St. John’s over the weekend. Just before 9 o’clock Saturday evening, RNC patrol officers responded to the area of Bay Bulls Road, where someone reported seeing a vehicle swerving all over the road. Responding officers found the vehicle stuck in a snow bank. […]
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Breaking news out of Ottawa this week. Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau has confirmed he will retire later this year. The timing is interesting since he came under fire last week for he failed to deliver a video condolence message in French following a plane crash that claimed the lives of two Air Canada […]
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