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Calls grow for Newfoundland police to reckon with sexual assault claims, culture

Calls grow for Newfoundland police to reckon with sexual assault claims, culture

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer heads to jail for sexual assault, calls are growing for the force to reckon with mounting allegations against its officers, and commit to changing its culture.
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Newfoundland cop convicted of sexual assault heading to jail after appeal dismissed

Newfoundland cop convicted of sexual assault heading to jail after appeal dismissed

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer is heading back to jail for sexual assault after a ruling Wednesday from the province's Court of Appeal brought an eight-year legal process closer to a much-anticipated end. Const.
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Parks Canada issues warning after video captures woman hit by wave at N.L. landmark

Parks Canada issues warning after video captures woman hit by wave at N.L. landmark

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Parks Canada has issued a safety warning after a video surfaced on social media showing a woman get knocked over by a huge wave at a popular tourist site in Newfoundland.
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Newfoundland and Labrador crab fishery grinds to a halt as harvesters protest prices

Newfoundland and Labrador crab fishery grinds to a halt as harvesters protest prices

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Several kids taken to hospital after chlorine gas leak at St. John's hotel: officials

Several kids taken to hospital after chlorine gas leak at St. John's hotel: officials

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Hundreds of people were temporarily emptied out of a downtown St. John's hotel Friday afternoon after a chlorine gas leak in the facility's pool area, officials said.
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In Newfoundland, 'commissioning' of troubled hydro dam met with skepticism, unease

In Newfoundland, 'commissioning' of troubled hydro dam met with skepticism, unease

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Though Muskrat Falls has weighed heavily on Newfoundland and Labrador's finances and residents' morale, reaction was surprisingly muted to an announcement this week that the project is finally considered to be in working order.
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Newfoundland men accused of sexual violence against youth face more charges

Newfoundland men accused of sexual violence against youth face more charges

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland police have laid more charges against two men accused of sexually assaulting multiple teenagers in St. John's.
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Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in N.L. considered commissioned: CEO

Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in N.L. considered commissioned: CEO

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project is considered commissioned after years of delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns.
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N.L. police lay sexual violence charges against two men in case from 2019

N.L. police lay sexual violence charges against two men in case from 2019

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland police have charged two men with sex crimes that allegedly occurred in 2019 in a residential area of St. John's. Bruce Escott, 80, is charged with single counts of sexual assault and sexual interference.
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Early Easter hampers Newfoundland tradition of eating seal flippers on Good Friday

Early Easter hampers Newfoundland tradition of eating seal flippers on Good Friday

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — This year’s early Easter has put a damper on a Newfoundland tradition of eating fresh seal flipper on Good Friday -- or at least it has for the man most widely known for selling them in the provincial capital.
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