Statistics Canada has released the job numbers for December. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.8 percent in December. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the unemployment rate also increased by 0.3 percent. More people were working in health care and social assistance, as well as in other services such as personal and repair services. At the same time, fewer people were employed in professional, scientific and technical services, accommodation and fo

On Friday evening, the RNC received a complaint from a citizen indicating he thought he was shot at in the area of Clancy Drive near Quidi Vidi Lake. The caller gave police a description of the vehicle and the occupants involved. Officers located the vehicle on Freshwater Road and conducted a high risk traffic stop. At that time, officers observed a 30-year-old male throw four small bags of suspected Cocaine and a pair of brass knuckles out the window. Police located the obje

Loralie Cochrane, Manager of Urgent Care. Kyle Brookings Newfound News. The new Urgent Care Centre on Stavanger Drive in St. John's will open to the public on Monday. Loralie Cochrane is the Manager of Urgent Care. She says the goal of the urgent care centre is to keep people moving through. The site will be staffed by six nurses, including registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, along with physicians and PCAs. The site will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The go

The RNC have arrested a wanted male in St. John’s. Police responded to a disturbance at a home in Portugal Cove - St. Philip's on December 26. Responding officers located an injured person at the residence, and a warrant was requested for the arrest of Christopher Tucker, who had fled the area on foot prior to police arrival. Tucker was arrested without incident and held to appear in court in St. John’s on charges of break and enter, assault causing bodily harm, assault, two

Cloudy periods are expected across Newfoundland. There could be a few flurries for Corner Brook and the southwest coast. Lows from minus 7 to minus 3 are expected. Snow is expected across Labrador overnight, with a general 5 to 10 cm expected. Lows will be from minus 5 to minus 15.