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'Felt broken inside': Victims of Bruce Escott disclose impacts of sexual abuse
Bruce Escott, an 82-year-old St. John's man involved in a massive sexual exploitation case, has pleaded guilty to seven counts.
No trial dates or pleas entered yet on workplace safety charges linked to fatal refinery explosion
Occupational health and safety charges related to a fatal flash fire at the Come By Chance refinery continue to inch forward, with the Crown stressing the importance of setting trial dates to avoid the possibility of the case getting tossed for excessive delays.
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Wakeham calls for public inquiry into 'horrible' sexual abuse case, citing RNC insiders
Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham is pushing the Furey administration to “do the right thing and call a public inquiry” into what he calls a “horrible” case of alleged sexual abuse in St. John’s.
Critical shortage of Crown attorneys has 'gone on way too long' and is hurting public safety, group says
An umbrella group for thousands of Crown attorneys and government lawyers across the country is calling for a big boost in the number of provincial prosecutors in Newfoundland and Labrador.
N.L. justice minister hears public safety concerns from prosecutors with 'suffocating' workloads
Justice Minister Bernard Davis says his department is working to address the issue of overworked Crown attorneys, but didn’t provide more information, at this point, about short-term solutions.
Crown attorneys in N.L. are 'crumbling' under their workload, and it's putting the public at risk: lawyer
A senior Crown lawyer says provincial prosecutors in Newfoundland and Labrador are “suffocating” from overwhelming workloads — something he says is having an impact not just in the courtroom, but on the streets outside.
Husband and wife get house arrest for defrauding search and rescue group
Brian Bishop, 74, and Marina Bishop, 71, were given a 12-month conditional sentence plus a year of probation for bilking $82,000 from the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association.
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NDP wants independent probe after 'reports of predation' on youths in N.L. government care
NDP Leader Jim Dinn has written N.L. Premier Andrew Furey to call for a broader investigation into whether vulnerable youth under provincial care are being given enough protection from predators.
Couple admits to defrauding volunteer search and rescue organization for 6 years
A husband and wife have pleaded guilty to bilking more than $82,000 from CASARA, in which they held long-time senior roles.
Internal N.L. briefing flags $150M in federal funding for 'new HMP'
A briefing deck prepared for top provincial Treasury Board officials this summer indicated that Newfoundland and Labrador received "$150 million federal revenue for new HMP" in the 2023-24 fiscal year.