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8 months ago
Arts & Entertainment, News

Dates set for 20th Annual Women’s Work Festival

Promoting work by women and artists of marginalized genders, the Women’s Work Festivalreturns for its 20th installment from March 1-8 in St. John’s, Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland and Labrador). The Women’s Work Festival present plays-in-progress readings: PAZ by Alicia Payne; a child goes missing after her Filipina nanny is fired. Modern Vintage by Amy House; Lorraine and […]

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8 months ago
Justice, News

RNC make arrest following armed robbery

The RNC has made an arrest following an armed robbery in St. John’s. On Friday, around 4:45 p.m., police responded to an armed robbery at a business in Churchill Square. The suspect presented a weapon, demanded jewelry from an employee and fled the area before officers arrived. There were no injuries. Forty-year-old Romaine Keefe was identified […]

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8 months ago
Justice, News

Bay St. George RCMP arrest man for impaired driving

Police located an impaired driver after receiving a public report yesterday. The driver was arrested, his vehicle seized and impounded and he was ticketed for operating a vehicle with a suspended license. Just after 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15, police responded a report of an impaired driver at a grocery store on Main Street in […]

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8 months ago
Justice, News

Police lay impaired driving charges; seize three vehicles

The RNC laid impaired charges and seized three vehicles in the Corner Brook over the Valentine’s weekend. On Feb. 15, officers conducted an early morning traffic stop on Gillam’s Road. The 28-year-old male driver failed a roadside screening test and has his vehicle seized and license suspended. He was also charged for breaching a probation […]

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8 months ago
Justice, Local News, News

Clarenville RCMP responds to report of an assault, one woman faces multiple charges

A 38-year-old woman was arrested by Clarenville RCMP on Friday in relation to an assault in George’s Brook. At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Feb. 13, police received a report of an assault in the community of George’s Brook-Milton. The suspect approached the victim at their place of work and physically attacked them. The victim’s injuries […]

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8 months ago
Justice, News

Police respond to single-vehicle crash, arrest man for failing to comply with court-imposed conditions

Holyrood RCMP charged a 35-year-old Paradise man with for failure to comply with his court ordered conditions, after police responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) on Wednesday.  On Feb. 11, just after 9:30 p.m., police received a report of a single-vehicle crash on the TCH near the Foxtrap weigh scales. Police […]

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8 months ago
Justice, News

Labrador West RNC appealing for public’s help

The RNC in Labrador West is seeking the public’s help after a local business had equipment damaged. The RNC received a report on Feb. 10 from a business on Tamarack Drive in Labrador City that wires had been cut to an outdoor heating and cooling unit. Investigators are seeking any witnesses or video footage (CCTV, dash […]

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8 months ago
Justice, News

RNC in Labrador City arrest impaired driver

The RNC in Labrador West arrested a man for impaired driving. On Friday, shortly before 11:30 a.m., police received a report of a possible impaired driver near the hospital on Route 500. Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle at a home nearby. As a result of the investigation, the 48-year-old was charged with […]

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8 months ago
News, Weather

Major winter storm expected to hit Avalon Peninsula late Tuesday

Don’t put your shovels away yet. Environment Canada has issued a weather alert, forecasting a winter storm that is expected to hit Eastern Newfoundland late Tuesday into Wednesday. It is early but the system is expected to bring in excess of 20 cm of snow with high winds. ST. JOHN’S/BONAVISTA Today: Cloudy. 40 percent chance […]

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8 months ago
Justice, News

RCMP suspends licence, seizes vehicle of impaired driver in lunchtime stop

Police recently issued a roadside suspension to a 36-year-old man found driving under the influence of alcohol. On Feb. 11, around 11:50 a.m., an officer patrolling the Trans-Canada Highway near Whitbourne observed a vehicle stopped on the side of the highway. When police approached the car to speak with the driver, the 36-year-old St. John’s […]

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