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There was a heavy police presence in the area of Blackmarsh Road and Jensen Camp Road Sunday night following reports of shots fired. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

UPDATED: Shots fired during two-vehicle collision in west-end St. John's — RNC

Atlantic Briefs Desk, Keith Gosse |Updated 17 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is investigating gunshots and a pair of related two-vehicle collisions that occurred in west-end St. John's on Sunday night, April 21. Just before 8:30 p.m., officers responding to gunshots in the area ...

A community is in mourning after a fishing boat from Lark Harbour, N.L. capsized on April 21. - Unsplash/Marcus Urbenz

Condolences flow in after fishing boat capsizes near Lark Harbour

SaltWire Network staff |Updated a day ago |3 min read Premium content

A vessel out of the Lark Harbour area on the province's west coast capsized on Sunday, April 21, prompting social media messages expressing consolations for the families involved. "Coastal communities know the joys and tragedies of being on the water ...

Calling it an original character, Laura Cross sports her Phoenix attire as she makes her way about the main show room during the 16th. annual Sci-Fi On The Rock convention at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland on Saturday afternoon, April 20, 2024.
-Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Science fictional attire

Joe Gibbons |Updated a day ago |8 min read Premium content

Sporting their favourite fictional costumes and outfits, there were plenty of different looking characters to be seen this past weekend as the 16th. annual Sci-Fi On The Rock convention was held at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland on Cavendish Square ...

One man was sent to hospital following a collision between a motorcycle and a car Saturday evening. Saltwire Staff

Motorcyclist sent to hospital following collision with car in St. John's Saturday evening

SaltWire Staff |Updated Apr. 20, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

One man was taken to hospital Saturday evening after motorcycle-vehicle crash in St. John’s. The collision happened just after 6 p.m. at the intersection of Autumn Drive and Parkers Pond Road, in front of the entrance to the Windsor Lake water ...

Provincial Court at Atlantic Place in St. John's.

Accused killer Desmond Downey called in St. John's court

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated Apr. 20, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

The case of accused killer Desmond Downey was called briefly in provincial court in St. John’s Friday morning, April 19. Desmond Downey, 53, is not in custody and did not attend his scheduled court date personally, but was represented by lawyer Jason ...

Happy Valley-Goose Bay declared a state of emergency on April 19, following a structural fire that spread posing the risk of explosion in the town. (RCMP NL)

'Yesterday this time, there was a huge hangar there, and now today there's nothing': State of Emergency over in Happy Valley-Goose Bay following fire and risk of explosion

Jenna Head |Updated Apr. 20, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Fires in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and on the Canadian Forces Base in the town were deemed under control by mid-morning on Saturday, April 20. On Friday night, April 19, the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay declared a State of Emergency after fires broke ...

Firefighters were called out to a fire at an office building in east-end St. John's Friday night. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Firefighters respond to fire at east-end St. John's office building Friday night

Keith Gosse |Updated Apr. 20, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Firefighters made quick work of a fire at an east-end office building late Friday night. They were called to the area after a passerby noticed flames in a basement office window on Torbay Road. St. John’s Regional Fire Department platoon chief Ken ...

Happy Valley-Goose Bay is no longer in a state of emergency after a fire caused significant damage to some commercial buildings in the community on April 19. Contributed

Happy Valley-Goose Bay no long under state of emergency, residents to return home: RCMP

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 20, 2024 |1 min read

The Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is no longer in a state of emergency as fires are now under control.  Firefighters battled the blaze throughout the night, and the area is no longer to be at risk of an explosion. However, the fire did cause ...

Tyler Greening, 18, sits next to his lawyer, Bob Buckingham, in provincial court in St. John's on March 17, 2023. TELEGRAM FILE PHOTO

Tyler Greening pleads guilty in relation to attack on student at St. John's high school

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

The last of five teenagers facing charges with a violent attack on a St. John’s high school student had his day in court and entered a guilty plea Friday, April 19. Tyler Greening, 19, was the oldest of a group of males arrested and charged with ...

Health Minister Tom Osborne. -Joe Gibbons/SaltWire file photo

Total cost of 2021 cyberattack on N.L.’s health-care system still unknown

Juanita Mercer · Multi-media journalist |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

It’s been almost three years since the cyberattack on the province’s health-care system, but the total cost to taxpayers is still unknown. The last estimate — “just fractionally under $16 million” — was provided by former Health Minister John Haggie ...

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