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• A 53-year-old woman is dead after an overnight moose-vehicle collision near the Chapel Arm exit

  Just before 2:45 this morning, police were called to the area where the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

• Young boy struck by an impaired driver in St. John's last week has died from injuries

  32-year-old Tyler Day failed a roadside screening test and a breath test later at the detachment.

• Weekend car accident in Corner Brook leads to search of the woods for a possible occupant

  A search took place but  thankfully it was determined that there was no other occupant involved during the accident.

• Premier Tony Wakeham focused on healthcare funding and Canada's defense strategy at last week's Premiers meetings

  Wakeham said 80 percent of the cost of healthcare delivery across the country is about people and retention and recruitment. 

• St. Anthony RCMP seizes a vehicle from unlicensed, uninsured driver for second time this week

  For a second time in less than a week, the vehicle he was driving was seized and impounded by police for a period of 30 days, and he was issued an additional licence suspension.