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A high-profile former member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has filed a statement of claim against the provincial government for damages related to his departure from the force.
Joe Boland retiring as Royal Newfoundland Constabulary chief at end of July The head of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is ending a nearly 40-year career with the force this summer. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 04, 2021 8:01 AM NT | Last Updated: May 4 Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief Joe Boland is set to retire at the end of July. (Mark Quinn/CBC) Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief Joe Boland is retiring this summer, ending a 40-year career in policing. A spokesperson for the force confirmed Monday evening Boland will leave the job at the end of July. He was named...
Sherry Gambin-Walsh is fighting for political survival. The Tories sense an opportunity Placentia-St. Mary's is one of 40 districts up for grabs in the Feb. 13 provincial election, but it has more subplots than most, with the controversial Liberal incumbent seeking her third election victory. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: February 3 Liberal incumbent Sherry Gambin-Walsh, left, is being challenged by PC candidate Calvin Manning in the district of Placentia-St. Mary's. A third candidate, Clem Whittle, representing the NL Alliance, has had his campai...
Dec 16, 2020 7:24 AM The former minister of justice calls an attempt to have the RCMP investigate whether he played a role in the decision to charge former RNC officer Joe Smyth with obstruction of justice after he stopped a motorcycle, laughable and beyond ridiculous. Smyth fatally shot Don Dunphy in Mitchell’s Brook in 2015 but was never charged with any offence. A leaked document references text communications of former minister Sherry Gambin Walsh and Acting RNC Inspector Paul Didham that were uncovered in an investigation into information being shared between the two. Smyth has aske...
Dec 15, 2020 6:31 AM The Opposition grilled another cabinet minister yesterday over allegations of interference with a police investigation surrounding the leak of confidential cabinet information. An RCMP document states Tourism Minister Bernard Davis called RNC Chief Joe Boland in March, looking for an update on the investigation into then-minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh and an RNC officer. Gambin-Walsh and Sgt. Paul Didham were being investigated with breach of trust over leaked details of RNC promotions, but later cleared. PC Leader Ches Crosbie cited the RCMP document in questioning Davis o...