The 2026 Montana’s Brier is scheduled for Feb. 27-March 8 at the Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s, N.L., and not only will it crown the Canadian men’s curling champion, it also will mark Brad Gushue’s last major curling event before his announced retirement. Already, 4,200 full-event packages and more than 500 opening, closing and […]
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Two motorists – one in Grand Falls-Windsor and one in Port au Port – were arrested for impaired driving by RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador this weekend. Both drivers will appear in court at later dates to answer to charges of impaired operation. In addition, each had their driver’s licence suspended and both vehicles were seized […]
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Canada’s largest mental health and fitness event, The Push-Up Challenge, is back for its third year in 2026, encouraging Canadians to get fit, have fun and push for better mental health, with registrations now open. Participants will take on 2,000 push-ups across 23 days in February, to remember and honour the approximately 2,000 lives that […]
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While responding to a report of a motor vehicle collision Saturday evening, Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP arrested a 48-year-old woman after learning she was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant and in possession of cocaine. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, police were called to the scene of a two vehicle collision on Pinsent Drive. […]
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It was a harrowing night in many parts of the province with extreme winds downing power, causing property damage and bringing air and maritime travel island wide to a virtual standstill. Flights at most airports are slowly getting back to schedule throughout the day with most carriers posting resumed schedules by this afternoon. Marine Atlantic […]
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Harbour Grace RCMP arrested two people after locating a stolen truck in Shearstown on Saturday morning. On Jan. 10, police responded to the theft of a grey Dodge Ram truck from a commercial lot in Carbonear sometime in the early morning hours of Saturday. Police obtained video surveillance footage of the theft, and the suspects […]
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A Tuesday morning update from Newfoundland Power says that many customers on the island have had their power restored, although there is still plenty of work to do following extreme winds. The power company says that at peak impact, 24,000 customers were without power. Crews were working overnight and will continue their efforts to get […]
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10,064 people across the island started this morning without power, as the island was battered by hurricane-force winds Monday, with those strong winds continuing through the night into Tuesday. The eye-popping 5 digit number of affected customers comes from Newfoundland Power, who have a busy day ahead. Areas from east to west are experiencing local […]
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Monday’s windstorm has damaged the roof of the Bruce II Sports Centre in Port aux Basques. Video posted on Facebook by Samantha Allen shows the roof flapping in the wind. The town council also issued a notice about the damage on Facebook. “We know how important the Bruce II Sports Centre is to our community,” […]
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