A dramatic crash on the Outer Ring Road on Saturday evening sent the driver of a vehicle to hospital, their injuries not believed to be serious. At about 8:00 p.m. emergency crews were called to the westbound lanes of the highway, between Thorburn Road and Topsail Road. The driver of a sports car had lost […]
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From now until Saturday, July 19, motorists are advised that construction will be ongoing on University Avenue and Prince Philip Drive in St. John’s. The construction is necessary to complete the remaining works associated with the University Avenue Storm Sewer Upgrades project. While vehicle and pedestrian traffic will be maintained, traffic delays and lane reductions […]
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The City of Corner Brook has announced a new on-demand, door-to-door service for accessible transit users. The Corner Brook Transit Link will begin serving customers on July 2. Those wishing to avail of the service must complete an eligibility form which can be acquired by calling 709-637-1666 or by going to www.cornerbrook.com/bus-transit. Residents who are […]
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The City of St. John’s has released a list of events scheduled for July 1. There will be a Sunrise Event at 6:00 a.m. at Signal Hill National Historic Site featuring a free shuttle. In the afternoon, from 1-5:00 p.m., there will be family fun and entertainment at King George V Park. The inclement weather […]
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The Newfoundland Regiment have announced their on-air team for the upcoming season, and the club committed to a local broadcasting legend and a rising voice in hockey. Seth Hyde, one of hockey’s rising stars in the press box has been named the Regiment’s play-by-play announcer, working alongside veteran Brian Rogers. Hyde, just 17-years-old, has been […]
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This summer the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Spruce Budworm Early Intervention Control Program will be active along parts of Western Newfoundland and the Northern Peninsula. Activity will be subject to insect development and weather. The Spruce budworm is a destructive forest insect capable of causing widespread defoliation leading to tree mortality and growth […]
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Taylor Ash, a Level II student at Heritage Collegiate in Lethbridge, is the latest provincial recipient of the Lester B. Pearson Scholarship. The Lester B. Pearson Scholarship is valued at $50,000 over two years for pre-university study at Pearson College, a United World College in Victoria, British Columbia. The province contributes $34,000 to the scholarship, […]
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The RCMP are investigating a report concerning aircraft safety received last month, Deer Lake RCMP is asking parents to speak with children about the use of lasers. Police received a report from the Flight Service Station at Deer Lake Regional Airport indicating that a laser was intentionally pointed at the front of an aircraft upon […]
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RNC Patrol Officers responded to a residence in the downtown area of St. John’s to reports of a theft around 2:30 Friday afternoon. Police spoke to the complainant and witnesses. As a result of the investigation, officers identified a suspect who was known to them. RNC located and arrested the male at a different downtown […]
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The province-wide outdoor fire ban that prohibited the setting of fires on forest land or within 300 metres of forest land in Newfoundland and Labrador has been lifted. A Permit to Burn is required to burn brush and other materials during Forest Fire Season, which is in effect in the province until September 30. Permits […]
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