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CBC
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Super Thomas gets a retirement party fit for a comic book hero
If you've been to Heroes and Hobbies comics in Mount Pearl, there's a good chance you've seen Super Thomas welcome you in. But the nearly 13-year-old dog is having trouble with the stairs, and his owners have decided it's time to spend more time at home. Thomas was centre stage for a retirement party over the weekend full of cake, photos and pets.
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Newfoundland police charge 19-year-old in teen boy's fatal overdose
A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary police car is shown in St. John's in a June 2020 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie Police in Newfoundland have charged a 19-year-old with manslaughter in the fatal overdose of a 14-year-old boy. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says the teen was found unresponsive on March 14 at a home in Mount Pearl, N.L., near St. John's. A news release says he was pronounced dead after he was rushed to the hospital. Police say the boy took pills he believed to be Xanax and Dilaudid, but they contained a 'deadly concoction of synthetic opioids.' The force's major crimes unit seized various substances, including the synthetic opioid phenazolam, from a St. John's residence in May. The Constabulary says it arrested a 19-year-old male Thursday on charges including manslaughter, criminal negligence causing death and possession of cocaine, ketamine and phenazolam. The Canadian Press
CBC
04-07-2025
- CBC
Mount Pearl man facing attempted murder, assault charges following alleged stabbing
New Colin English held for bail hearing on July 11 A Mount Pearl man is facing an attempted murder charge and another man has serious injuries following a violent incident at a home on Michener Avenue Thursday night. Colin Gerard English, 49, appeared before Judge Phyllis Harris on Friday morning in provincial court, and was remanded into custody until a bail hearing on July 11. The victim is a 72-year-old male who is known to the accused. Police officers responded just before 10 p.m. NT and provided first aid to the man for "serious injuries consistent with a stabbing," according to a news release from the RNC. The older man remains in hospital. English faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon related to the Thursday incident. Court documents also reveal that English is alleged to have previously assaulted the 72-year-old man with a weapon — and damaged his property — between November 2024 and late February 2025. English wore a blue sweatshirt and sweat pants, and had his hands cuffed behind his back during Friday's court appearance. He did not make any statements.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
No fires, no fireworks: Bans in St. John's area lead to scaled-back Canada Day celebrations
Residents of the St. John's area are being reminded that "no fires" also means no fireworks. The St. John's Regional Fire Department issued a fire ban on Sunday, just two days ahead of Canada Day. Mount Pearl and Paradise are also under the department's jurisdiction. Newfoundland and Labrador's fire hazard map indicated a risk of wildfire Monday afternoon. In a post on social media, the City of Mount Pearl urged residents not to set fireworks. The use of charcoal barbecues and any outdoor wood-burning appliances are not permitted either. St. John's is cancelling its annual firework show for Tuesday night, but the concert at Quidi Vidi lake will still go ahead. "The St. John's Regional Fire Department are asking people to be fire safe when using fire pits and barbecues, to keep a hose or fire extinguisher handy, follow manufacturers requirements regarding clearances from combustible materials and continue to monitor the provincial fire index," reads a statement issued on Monday. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
CBC
06-06-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Fire bans in place across Newfoundland to continue into Monday
A fire ban covering several Newfoundland municipalities will continue into Monday. The St. John's Regional Fire Department said in a news release Friday that a fire ban in St. John's, Mount Pearl and Paradise will remain in place this weekend. It prohibits open fires and the use of backyard fire pits, chimneys and charcoal barbecues. Propane fire pits and barbecues can still be used. The ban has been in place since May 30, when active wildfires were burning out of control in Labrador and much of the province was under very high or extreme fire risk. A fire ban also remains in place in Gander, Conception Bay South and Portugal Cove-St. Philip's. As of Friday, parts of the northeast Avalon to Buchans in central Newfoundland were under a very high fire risk. Glovertown to Gander and as north as Fogo Island were designated at an extreme fire risk. Three active wildfires remain burning in Newfoundland and Labrador — two in Labrador and one in Newfoundland — but all are deemed under control.
