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The man was transferred to an ambulance and brought to Western Memorial Regional Hospital.

Cst James Cadigan says officers located the vehicle in a ditch over an embankment.

There are 280 volunteer fire departments across Newfoundland and Labrador, served by approximately 6,000 volunteer fire fighters.

The Bay of Islands Search and Rescue Team arranged a helicopter transport.

Supervisor or high-skilled positions will get $695 per week (e.g., project supervisor, qualified carpenter or program manager) moderately skilled positions are paid $670 per week.

Mark Strickland is from Corner Brook and has his own story about addiction. He is with the group, “Recovering Out Loud NL, ” with the goal to help people navigate recovery and find resources.

The program provides funding year-round, with many recipients using it to support events during Multiculturalism Month, celebrated every March.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit is a tax-free amount of up to $150-170 per month per child under 18 years of age.

Immigration Minister Sarah Stoodley says that’s 3,050 down to 1,525 annually for the next three years.

Premiers will meet with key members of the new Trump Administration, Congress and business leaders to advocate for maintaining strong Canada-U.S. relations.

RCMP Police Service Dog Thor located various drugs hidden inside the home.

Mayor Jim Parsons says this is a follow up to the aftermath of the landslide in the area last spring.

Kearsey is also the assistant coach of the Corner Brook Royals.

The Chief Medical Examiner is investigating to determine the cause of death.

Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell is also the MHA for St. Barbe-L’Anse aux Meadows. She says the whole community is hurting.

Runs open will be Crooked Feeder, Chilliwack, Hansen's Run, Marble Chute, Random Passage, and Major’s Path. Intermediate and Advanced terrain only, no easy way down. Broadway Beginner’s Area requires more man-made snow, open next week.

Back in October, Premier Andrew Furey was in his district to announce a $2.5 million dollar annual contract has been awarded to Marco Group Ltd.

Information on tenders issued and awarded by the department and other public bodies is available by visiting www.merx.com/govnl.

Residents are asked to stay away from the area; no evacuation orders at this time.

The Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Fred Hutton, says “Safety is paramount for our government, and the support in Budget 2024 will allow us to continue to add more vehicles as they are manufactured.”

The purpose behind the application to the City of Corner Brook was to allow the owner to convert the property at 29 Humber Road into a photography studio and office on the main floor, and an apartment on the top floor.

QFN has 8 client service officers who have 130 students each.

Business navigators are located in Corner Brook, Clarenville and St. John’s. 

On Bayfm, Mayor Jim Parsons says it’s the same location as the former Seven Seas restaurant and is a beautiful piece of property in the centre of downtown.

As of this month, a total of 29 recommendations from various performance  reports have not been implemented and Hanrahan says eight of them are in relation to health care mostly with the home support system.

The selected community partner will play a pivotal role in supporting housing, employment, and other essential services.

Police found nearly 2 ounces of cocaine, which was pre-packaged for street-level sales, quantities of suspected opiods, drug paraphernalia, a stun gun and concealed knives.

There is a noticeable difference between the newly constructed, freshly painted areas of the Recreation Centre and the existing gymnasium.

For a family of 4 in Newfoundland and Labrador the estimated quarterly payment is 298 dollars.

The City of Corner Brook has awarded JCL Investments Inc a contract worth over 1.03 M for the Elizabeth Street Intersection Improvements.

Adam Gaudet is the team’s Training Coordinator. He says 27 BOISAR members took part in the training on Saturday with Newfoundland Helicopters.

The supplement, which ranges between $200 and $500, is available to residents of the province whose adjusted family income for 2023 was $150,000 or less and have directly paid for the purchase of furnace or stove oil to heat their principal residence.

It’s alleged the man kicked and punched a taxi cab, threatened the cab driver and went inside home on Colonial Avenue.

Throughout the searches police found about 30 grams of cocaine, bags with cocaine residue, cash and an elaborate piece of jewelry.

Humber United Church first opened its doors in 1956 and has seen generations gathering at 88 Clarence Street over the decades. 

A locum bonus of $10,000 for physicians who provide more than 25 days of locum services per fiscal year is available.

Officers assisted with the removal of the driver from the vehicle and performed CPR on the remaining vehicle occupant, who died at the scene.

RNC patrolling the area around 4:30 a.m  when they noticed smoke on Webster Place and the Corner Brook Fire Department was notified.

The proposed development includes 98 residential lots and a recreational open space comprising a small community park and playground.

Two ambassadors will be selected and will win $1000 each and an Official Corner Brook Winter Carnival jacket.

A home on Webster Place caught fire sometime Saturday.

Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell says even though planning is ongoing this is a pivotal point for education in NL and we can’t afford to wait on this. 

CEO and President Jennifer Williams says as it stands under the 1969 Churchill Falls contract, it provides Quebec with 15 percent of their power needs.

Traffic has returned to normal flow.

The 25-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman have been charged with possession of property obtained by crime.

Long Range Mountain MP Gudie Hutchings announced she will not be seeking re-election but that doesn’t mean she has stopped working.

They will also provide quarterly summaries to the public and the House of Assembly. 

Board Chair Kody Gardner says this will mean a better signal reaching more listeners. He says stay tuned because there are plans in the works to reach listeners in the Bay St. George and Stephenville areas.

MHA Gerry Byrne has announced $45K to go towards three different organizations starting with Corner Brook Disc Golf.

Through this arrangement, residents of Denmark will not have to complete additional testing to have their Class 5 driver’s licences recognized in this province when they choose to make it their home.

White is wanted in relation to a number of charges including robbery, robbery with the use of a firearm, extortion with a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, failure to attend court – two counts and failure to comply with a condition of a release order – eight counts

The new BayFM transmitter went online Thursday morning.

Corner Brook MHA Gerry Byrne the MOU is an agreement and is not a deal, and a final contract won’t be complete until April, 2026.

The company is looking for court approval to liquidate all stock at Cleos and Rickis.

RCMP Traffic Services West completed an additional 11 checkpoints at various locations with more than 500 other vehicles stopped.

The Corner Brook native says she will continue to serve her constituents until that time comes as there is always work to be done.

People were advised at the time to stay away from the area and to follow advice of Campus Enforcement.

Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell says the incident is not specific to here and PowerSchool has notified customers in multiple jurisdictions in North America.

A 22-year-old man tested positive for cannabis and was taken to hospital for blood samples and a 55 year old man failed a roadside breath test,

The four occupants were arrested moments later without further incident.

Corner Brook Jim Parsons says this is what happens when there is wet weather and water gets into the pavement through cracks, freezes, and melts again causing potholes.

The text message instructs the recipient to pay a large sum of money by the end of the week to avoid having their driver’s licence suspended. 

Industry Canada representatives will be in Corner Brook tomorrow (January 9) to carry out an inspection of the new transmitter site on Mayfair Avenue.

Clarke was recently charged with a number of criminal offences that occurred in both Clarenville and Lewisporte area, including dangerous operation, uttering threats, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and breaching a condition of a release order. 

These grants aim to support specific initiatives that are student focused in achieving safe, caring and inclusive learning environments.

The blaze was put out by firefighters and evidence suggests that the fire was intentionally set. 

Gudie Hutchings says she’s proud of the things that have been accomplished through working with the PM, like the child care benefit that puts 44 million every year into her district of Long Range Mountains.

Saint-Pierre follows Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Inspector Donny “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, who is exiled to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.

The next step is for the Liberal Party to find a new leader ahead of the next federal election this year. 

Poilievre says "Now, while leaderless Liberals focus on saving their jobs and fighting each other for power—the country spirals out of control.

Coach Jason Mosher says they’ve put together a local team with four girls from Corner Brook, 3 from Bay St. George, 2 from Pasadena, 1 from Mt. Pearl and 2 from St. John’s.

Trudeau says Canadians deserve a real choice in the next election.

MHA’s will vote on the agreement this Thursday.  

The new Act will provide towns with broad powers for enacting by-laws and will provide the authority to establish, own and operate recreational facilities.

This MOU puts an end to the 1969 Upper Churchill Contract and includes the intent to develop Gull Island at no cost to NL.

Wakeham says there are questions on the whole revenue stream and how much money will actually come to the NL treasury.

New rules were finalized in December that helped create a uniform policy for schools in all zones.

The 81-year-old male operating the snowmobile and the female SUV driver were both transported to the hospital in Springdale.

Heaviest snowfall is most likely to occur over Newfoundland areas late Saturday night and/or during the day Sunday, while heaviest snowfall is most likely in southeastern Labrador from later in the day Sunday until Monday (January 6).

Arctic Cat has announced that after the first half of 2025 is complete, they will close facilities in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Committee member Donna Luther says they started this years ago and seeing the lights during Carnival is very welcoming.

The video was created by Centre City’s Stephen Green, who is with Fairgale  and Brad Tuck, of Shanneyganock.

RNC were called out to the Trans Canada Highway between Murphy Square turn-off and Riverside Drive turn-off.

Chris was President of the predecessor to NCC, the Labrador Metis Association, in 1986. 

The next payment will come out in April.

Scott, 38, is accused of operating a conveyance while prohibited, dangerous operation of motor vehicle, flight from police, and breach of a court order.

Recently, reports have been made about a scam where Facebook profiles are selling items for cheap, giving out an address that is not theirs, requesting and receiving the money via email money transfer (EMT), then blocking the people scammed.

In the fall sitting, the House of Assembly saw legislation to advance free enterprise in the fishery, changes to the Lands Act to shorten approval times for Crown lands applicants, amendments to the Animal Health and Protection Act to support the humane treatment of animals, and plans to establish an Atlantic Wildfire Centre in central.

A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has found that 1 in 7 visits to the emergency department are for conditions that could have been managed by a family doctor or other primary care provider, and roughly half of those visits could have been managed virtually.

Bay St. George RCMP located a pick-up truck travelling down Main Street in Stephenville driving erratically.

The Corner Brook Civic Centre had another busy year in 2024 with more than 750,000 visitors to activities in the arenas, meeting spaces and Studio gym.

If the committee passes the motion, it will be referred to the House of Commons for all MPs to vote on as early as Thursday, January 30th.

After opening the doors for over 18,000 straight days, today they will lock up for the last time. 

The city of Corner Brook has come up with $90,000 to conduct a study of the Riverside Drive area, the same area where there was a landslide on April 1st.

Vehicles must be removed from the sides of streets by 1 a.m. Thursday. 

The Community Radio Awards in Broadcast and Online selected BayFM for their “Community Engagement Award.”

The RCMP provided an update on Saturday.

The operator, an 18 year old male, was rushed to Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital in Stephenville with life-threatening injuries.