A motorcycle rider fled from police in St. John’s Sunday night after officers attempted to stop him in the Cowan Heights area. At approximately 9:13 p.m. on September 13, RNC officers attempted to stop the motorcycle. The rider refused to stop and later abandoned the motorcycle in a wooded area. While searching for the suspect, officers conducted a traffic stop on another vehicle and arrested a 30-year-old male on an outstanding warrant. The man was taken to the St. John’s lo

On September 20 Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron on the French islands of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon off the south coast of Newfoundland. The meeting is in response to an image posted online by U.S. President Donald Trump which showed North America and parts of South America covered in an American flag. Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is an archipelago of eight islands; it is 242 square kilometres and has a population of about 5,500. This vis

Trades NL is backing the Newfoundland and Labrador government’s new agreement to develop Churchill Falls and Gull Island, which the province says will create thousands of skilled trades jobs. Trades NL represents 14 building trades unions and thousands of skilled trades workers across Newfoundland and Labrador. Premier Tony Wakeham says the agreement, announced August 17 alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney, Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

The House of Assembly will reopen today to begin the debate on the Churchill Falls and Gull Island agreement. Under the format, Members of the House of Assembly will have the opportunity to hear directly from the individuals responsible for negotiating, overseeing the negotiation of, and providing independent advice on the agreement. It will allow Members to ask questions. For the first three days of the four-day debate, Members will have access to representatives of the nego

Two people have been charged with breaching court orders following a traffic stop in the City’s Center on September 12. At approximately 9:50 p.m., members of Operational Patrol Services conducted a traffic stop. The 43-year-old male driver initially provided police with a false name and was found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended driver’s licence. Further investigation determined that the man was subject to a release order prohibiting him from being around the 36-