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4 weeks ago
News, Politics

Province announces statutory review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Helen Conway Ottenheimer, Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Protection of Privacy, has announced that Keri-Lynn Power will conduct a statutory review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. Power has an extensive background in law, having been in private practice since 2006 at Regular Power Clarke Lawyers. She is […]

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4 weeks ago
Justice, News

Gander RCMP respond to break and enter in progress, male arrested and charged

Gander RCMP responded to a break and enter in progress at a bank on Saturday afternoon. The suspect was located inside the bank and taken into police custody without incident. Jared Slaney, 37, who was breaching prior court-imposed release conditions, was arrested and charged. At approximately 4:05 p.m. on May 16, Gander RCMP responded to […]

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4 weeks ago
Justice, News

RCMP responds to collision at ferry terminal, impaired driver arrested

RCMP in Channel-Port aux Basques arrested a 29-year-old woman after responding to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the ferry terminal in Port aux Basques early Saturday morning. On May 16 shortly after 1:30 a.m., police received a report of a collision between a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a commercial transport truck on […]

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4 weeks ago
News, Politics

First Minister, Executive Council, Speaker selected

Members of the Nunatsiavut Assembly have elected David Dicker Jr., an Ordinary Member for Nain, to serve as First Minister of Nunatsiavut, and a new Nunatsiavut Executive Council (NEC) and Speaker were appointed during the first sitting of the sixth session of the Nunatsiavut Assembly today in Hopedale. The Ordinary Members of the Nunatsiavut Assembly […]

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4 weeks ago
Justice, News

RNC records extreme speeds; issues hundreds of tickets during traffic initiative

The RNC issued 525 tickets, primarily for speeding, during Canada Road Safety Week. During the weeklong campaign, enforcement was conducted by RNC Traffic Services and Operational Patrol Services officers on the Northeast Avalon, Corner Brook Region and in Labrador West, in residential areas, school zones, and along provincial highways. The awareness initiative focuses on behaviours that put […]

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1 month ago
Local News, News

Snowbirds won’t fly in NL for final season before grounding

The federal government announced on Tuesday that Canada will retire the aging CT-114 Tutor jets at the end of the current season, and the Department of Nature Defence will procure the CT-157 Siskin II for the future Snowbirds teams. The final season for the iconic Snowbirds aerobatic team will include a demonstration over Ottawa on Canada […]

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1 month ago
News

Unwelcome Man on MUN Campus Arrested

Shortly before 10:30am on Tuesday, May 19th, RNC responded to a call for assistance at the MUN campus in St. John’s. Campus Enforcement Patrol officers advised police that there was a man walking around who had been previously served a Petty Trespass Notice. RNC located the 49-year old and arrested him for breach of release […]

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1 month ago
Weather

Light rain across parts of Newfoundland Wednesday while Labrador flirts with snow

Ryan Harding, NTV Weather Centre Newfoundland’s light rain comes in waves on Wednesday, waiting until the final moments over the overnight to reach the eastern side of the island. In fact, the northern side of the Avalon will likely even spend parts of Wednesday with sunny breaks. Wednesday’s rain for Newfoundland mostly stays west and […]

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1 month ago
News

Small Increases to Gas Prices Continue to Add Up

The Public Utilities Board issued its daily fuel price adjustment for May 20th, and it brings another round of small increases that continue to build up. The price of gasoline is up 0.8 cents a litre, diesel rises by 1.8 cents, and furnace oil increases by a cent and a half. The latest moves push […]

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