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Impaired driving charges laid after powerline pole destroyed in hit and run
A 22-year-old St. John’s man has been charged with impaired driving following a hit-and-run in Mount Pearl. Just before 1:30 a.m. on April 19, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers received multiple complaints of a white sedan speeding through the ...
'That wait list should have been my death sentence': Recovering N.L. addict says waiting months for rehab almost killed him
Stephen Parsons has battled addiction and knows all about what’s available – and what isn't – for people going through the ordeal. Parsons, who was a resident of Norman’s Cove at the time, dealt with addiction while living in rural Newfoundland and ...
Children left in vulnerable situations due to high social worker vacancies, says NAPE
Of the 369 social worker positions in the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development (CSSD), 105 are vacant, said Minister Paul Pike. NDP Leader Jim Dinn called it a crisis. The number of vacancies was discussed in the legislature ...
Survivors of abuse by members of St. John's Archdiocese won't see their compensation yet
Survivors of abuse by the Christian Brothers at Mount Cashel orphanage and other members of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John’s (RCECSJ) won’t see their compensation until this summer. Initially expected to have been completed by the end of ...
Conception Bay South lawyer Robert Regular takes stand in sexual assault and sexual interference case
Conception Bay South lawyer Robert Regular took the stand in his own defence in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s on Thursday, April 18, and denied all the allegations against him. Regular, 72, is facing four counts of sexual ...
Vehicles damaged, items stolen during Carbonear towing company break-in: RCMP
Police in Harbour Grace are looking into theft and vehicle damage following a break-in at the Hickman’s Towing in Carbonear. Harbour Grace RCMP said the crime took place at the business's compound sometime between the evening of April 16 and the ...
St. John's Pitts Memorial Drive load limit reduced to 15 tonnes April 22-23
Newfoundland and Labrador is imposing weight restrictions for vehicles on Pitts Memorial Drive between April 22-23. As part of the ongoing bridge work, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure requires all trucks not to carry more than 15 ...
RCMP arrest man for swinging weapon at driver in Glovertown
A 23-year-old Glovertown man is facing weapons charges after he allegedly swung at a driver while walking through town Wedenesday night, April 17. Around 11:30 p.m., Mounties received reports of a man walking on the road yelling and swinging an edged ...
N.L. awards two contracts for urgent care centres on Northeast Avalon
Newfoundland and Labrador is introducing two urgent care centres in the St. John’s metro area, which aim to improve timely access to urgent medical attention while relieving pressure on emergency departments. N.L. Health Services has granted a $1.2 ...
Major's Path and Portugal Cove Road road work in St. John's starting soon
Work to address a busy and dangerous east end St. John’s intersection begins this spring. The intersection of Portugal Cove Road, Major's Path and Airport Heights Drive has been a long-standing issue, ranked fifth as having the highest collision ...