Death in police station cell prompts watchdog to open investigation
RCMP say a man died while in police custody overnight Thursday, with the matter now referred to the province s serious-incident response team.
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Posted: Dec 18, 2020 2:52 PM NT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020
RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay took a man into custody Thursday evening, and he died while in a cell in the detachment, police say.(David Bell/CBC)
The death of a man who had been in police custody in Happy Valley-Goose Bay has prompted a police watchdog to step in and request an external investigation of the incident.
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More shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are on the way, says Health Minister John Haggie.
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 as the province prepares for more shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
There are three new cases in the Central Health region and two in the Eastern Health region. Four of the new cases are travel-related, while one of the cases in Eastern Health is still under investigation by public health officials, said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald on Friday during the Department of Health s COVID-19 briefing.
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Happy Valley-Goose Bay officer cleared to return to work after filmed arrest of Inuk man
The town s independent investigation found no evidence that a bylaw officer acted outside his role when the officer handcuffed a homeless man and threw him to the ground in October, with the entire event captured on video.
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Posted: Dec 17, 2020 12:42 PM NT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
The Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay hired a law firm to investigate the arrest shortly after it occurred, and says that investigation shows the officer was working within the scope of his job.(Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay)
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