The outdoor fire ban on the island portion of NL has been lifted

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• Explosives Disposal Unit called to the Deer Lake Airport on Monday after an unattended bag was left in the terminal

  An initial assessment of the item carried out by airport security officials discovered the possible presence of an explosive material.

• Uninsured driver in Corner Brook facing intimate partner violence charges as a result of traffic stop

  During the traffic stop, a female passenger told police she was assaulted by the driver the day before.

• Kippens man arrested for theft at a Stephenville liquor store was found with a knife on him

  31-year-old Jordan Young has been charged with theft under $5,000, failing to comply with a probation order, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and carrying a concealed weapon.

• August 1st will from now on be known as "Corner Brook Day" but it's not a civic holiday

  The City’s civic holiday remains as the third Monday in February as part of Winter Carnival. 

• In less than a day last week, RCMP NL caught five drivers for dangerous driving behaviours

  Shortly after ten o’clock Thursday morning, RCMP were passed on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) by a SUV travelling at 155 km/hr in a 100 km/hr zone and the driver, a 45-year-old Corner Brook man, was ticketed.