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  Deer Lake Volunteer Fire Department Chief Stephen Rowsell says 7 members of the team sprang into action to help volunteer firefighters from Cormack battle the blaze at Hiscocks Service Center.

• Text message scam making the rounds here about a refund from motor registration

  The message instructs the recipient to click a link and reset their password in order to receive a refund related to vehicle registration.

• Licensed Cannabis Retailer to open in Pasadena in the new year, 59 in NL so far

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• Bay St. George RCMP officers and others injured during altercation that involved tasering a man

  23-year old Stefan King was arrested after a struggle and being tasered early last Thursday morning.

• Benoit's Cove man accused of killing a 91-year-old pedestrian is back in jail

  37-year-old Matthew Batt was in court this week on five charges of breaching his release order but the matter has been set over for later this month.