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Newfoundland and Labrador signs driver’s licence reciprocity agreement with Taiwan
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a driver’s licence reciprocity agreement with Taiwan. The deal brings the total number of such agreements the province has in place with other jurisdictions outside Canada to ...
Pair of N.L.ers receive Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
OTTAWA – Two residents of Newfoundland and Labrador were among the 42 individuals who were presented with the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers this morning, April 17, during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Barbara Penney of ...
Funding to boost coding and technology in N.L. schools
ST. JOHN’S, NL – The provincial government has announced funding to expose students to coding and give them to an opportunity take part in technology experience programs. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation will ...
Bay Roberts charity game raises upwards of $8,000 for Tobin family
BAY ROBERTS, NL — The Bay Arena was filled to the brim last weekend for a hockey game in memory of the Humboldt Broncos. The spirit of hockey has had a strong presence in Bay Roberts since a fatal accident in Saskatchewan between a transport ...
Extended period of freezing rain to hit most of Newfoundland
It’s shaping up to be a treacherous day for travelling and just going about your daily business in general across much of the island of Newfoundland tomorrow, April 18. Environment Canada has freezing rain warnings in effect for everywhere ...
Harbour Grace RCMP investigate alleged assault at Carbonear Collegiate
CARBONEAR, NL — Harbour Grace RCMP has confirmed its investigating an alleged assault at Carbonear Collegiate. According to Staff Sgt. Greg Hicks, police received a complaint after school was finished for the day on Friday, April 13. The ...
Newfoundland and Labrador premier supports Kinder Morgan pipeline
Premier Dwight Ball is hopeful the Kinder Morgan pipeline project will go ahead as planned, with this province set to benefit. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley on Sunday ...
Surveillance cameras caught N.L. postal worker using $20 Walmart gift card stolen from mail
A former Canada Post employee was sentenced to house arrest Monday for stealing a $20 Walmart gift card from an envelope in the mail. Tammy Scott, 47, pleaded guilty to a single charge of theft from mail in relation to the incident, which happened ...
St. John's judge sentences man to federal jail term for gun heist
Waiting for sheriff’s officers to come into the room and put him in handcuffs, Adam Hanlon attempted to reassure his loved ones the best he could Monday morning, hugging them and kissing them goodbye as they sobbed. Moments earlier, Hanlon had ...
Bay Roberts man facing impaired driving charges
BAY ROBERTS, NL – A 37-year-old man from Bay Roberts has been charged with impaired care or control of a motor vehicle and for being over the legal limit. Police arrested the man in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 15. They also ...