Gander

• Canada’s new Heritage Minute honours Gander as 9/11 anniversary nears

  The commemorative celebration precedes a visit to Gander by U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra and other officials and plane passengers on Sept. 11.

  Canada

  Sep 3
  
• Man, woman dead after shooting in central Newfoundland home, police say

  Police say two people were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries from gunshot wounds after a 'double shooting' in the small community of Harris Point.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2022
  
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• Air Force squadron medevacs injured sailors 450 km off St. John’s coast

  RCAF got the call Saturday morning that the vessel, travelling from Europe to New York, was in range for the chopper to come and medivac the sailors.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2021
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• N.S. dentist accused of allowing guards to perform surgery on inmate has licence suspended

  Dr. Louis Bourget was among three men charged last week by RCMP in N.L. with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. 

  Crime

  Feb 12, 2021
• N.L. premier takes aim at Trump over coronavirus medical supplies

  Dwight Ball said even though he was "infuriated" with Trump's actions, he insisted that N.L. wouldn't hesitate to repeat what they did during 9/11.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2020
• N.L. RCMP seize 17-year-old’s novice driver’s licence after clocking vehicle at 180 km/h

  Police say at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2020, officers were conducting radar enforcement just west of Gander when they observed a vehicle travelling at high speeds. 

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2020
• Iconic Gander airport lounge aims to reopen as hub for community, tourists

  After being sealed off from the public for decades, the airport's lounge is set to reopen this year.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2020
• Remembrance Way to honour lives lost in Gander during peacekeeping, wartime 

  The Silent Witness memorial marks the spot where 248 U.S. troops and eight crew members were killed in the Arrow Air crash of Dec. 12, 1985 - the deadliest crash on Canadian soil - as they headed home to Fort Campbell, Ky., from a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2019
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• Man dies after after being ejected from vehicle during crash in N.L.

  Police found the driver and lone occupant, a 68-year-old man from Gander, N.L., had been ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. 

  Crime

  Sep 5, 2019
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• Parts of Newfoundland hit by two feet of snow due to winter storm

  A powerful storm blanketed much of Newfoundland on Wednesday, with St. John's and some other communities getting more than 40 centimetres.

  Weather

  Jan 3, 2019