Placentia RCMP arrested a 33-year-old woman who fled from police and crashed her vehicle at a children’s playground along Route 100 early Thursday morning. The crash resulted in a downed power lines and the closure of the road between Jerseyside and Freshwater. On Dec. 4, at approximately 4:40 a.m., an officer with the Placentia RCMP […]
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A single-vehicle crash just before noon has forced a closure of an exit ramp from Pitts Memorial Drive and sent one person to hospital. Shortly before 12:00 p.m. emergency crews were called to the exit ramp leading to Richard Nolan Drive from the westbound lanes of Pitts Memorial Drive. The driver of a vehicle had […]
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The province is advising the public of a fraudulent text message regarding motor registration services that is circulating within the province. The text message instructs the recipient to click a link and reset their password in order to receive a refund related to a vehicle registration. The provincial government does not communicate information about vehicle […]
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The 39th annual Winter Lights Across Canada celebration will take place today (Thursday, December 4), beginning at 5:30 p.m. in St. John’s in the lobby of the Confederation Building, East Block. Premier Tony Wakeham will be joined by the Transportation Minister Barry Petten, and Abbigail Taylor from Conception Bay South who will activate the lights […]
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The provincial NDP is calling for answers, asking questions they would be raising directly if the House of Assembly were currently in session. MHA for St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi, Sheilagh O’Leary says Premier Tony Wakeham has refused to open the House of Assembly for the fall sitting. While the NL NDP understands the current administration […]
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Drivers accessing the Wiley’s and Skidder Brook bridges on the Star Lake Forest Access Road can expect delays due to ongoing bridge repairs from Monday, Dec. 8 until Sunday, December 21, 2025. The road is located on the north side of Beothuk Lake. For information, call 709-632-6678 or 709-637-2248.
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Harbour Grace RCMP has confirmed that the two youths reported missing on Wednesday have been located and are safe. RCMP thanked the media and the public for their concern and assistance. RCMP NL also thanked all the volunteers of the Avalon North Wolverines Search and Rescue, who quickly deployed into the Conception Bay North area […]
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Helen Conway Ottenheimer, the Minister of Justice and Public Safety, will be available to the media today to provide an update on the ongoing work to address the issues being experienced in the provincial courts. The availability will begin at 2 p.m. in the Confederation Building Media Centre.
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Wednesday, December 3rd around 7:20am, RNC responded to a home in St. John’s, where a woman said an ex-partner assaulted her. After investigating, police found the 50-year old man at his residence in CBS. He now faces charges of assault, impaired driving, and unlawfully being in a dwelling. The suspect will appear in court this […]
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Just before 9:00 yesterday morning, RNC responded to a report of a break and enter at a home in the west end of St. John’s. After investigating, officers found a 60-year old man in the basement of the residence. He was arrested for break and enter and breach of release order, and will appear in […]
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