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Victim of Fatal Crash on Mayor Avenue Identified
RNC are continuing their investigation into a fatal crash on Mayor Avenue early Friday morning that claimed the life of a 24-year-old passenger. RNC say the 21-year-old driver showed signs of impairme...
Jun 15, 2026 (submitted).
Large Fire Destroys House in Torbay
There were no injuries, but fire consumed a home on Woodbridge Lane in Torbay last evening. RNC received the call around 6:30. There was no one in the home at the time. The cause of the fire is under ...
Jun 15, 2026 Photo via torbay.ca
Energy Minister Confident NL Will Meet Increased Labour Demand
Energy Minister Lloyd Parrott believes the province will be able to meet the workforce needs of a booming energy and mining sector. Parrott attended the annual Baie Verte Mining Conference over the we...
Jun 15, 2026 Energy and Mines Minister Lloyd Parrott (VOCM News)
Wilma MacInnis Appointed New Child and Youth Advocate
A new Child and Youth Advocate has been appointed by the House of Assembly. Wilma MacInnis, a registered social worker, had worked as a director at the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate up to now...
Jun 15, 2026 Child and Youth Advocate, Wilma MacInnis (submitted)
Finance Minister Optimistic About Province's Economic Future
The provincial government is bullish about Newfoundland and Labrador's resource-based development potential, and presented that optimism to investors in Ontario and Quebec last week. Finance Minister ...
Jun 15, 2026 Finance Minister Craig Pardy (VOCM News)
Ward 4 Residents Want Rezoning Decision Postponed Until Councillor Returns
People in the Mount Scio area of St. John's are hoping that city council postpones a vote involving rezoning to make way for higher-density housing. The issue in question is on Groves Road, which sits...
Jun 15, 2026
Michael Donovan Library to Remain in West End
The west end of St. John's is without a public library, but the loss is temporary. The Michael Donovan Library on Topsail Road closed to the public on the weekend as it has to be out of the Waterford ...
Jun 15, 2026 (Michael Donovan Public Library/Facebook)
Quebec Media Questioning if Working with NL is Beneficial
Negotiations between this province and Quebec have resumed on reaching a memorandum of understanding on Churchill Falls and future hydro development, however questions are being asked in Quebec about ...
Jun 15, 2026 Churchill Falls (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Japanese Beetle Traps Being Set in Metro Region
Traps are being set up in the metro region starting today as officials work to eradicate the invasive Japanese beetle. The department of forestry says 14 of the pests were identified at eight sites in...
Jun 15, 2026 Japanese beetle (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
Risk to Public Considered Low Following Meningococcal Outbreak in Central Newfoundland
NL Health Services says an outbreak of "invasive meningococcal disease" linked to a social network in central Newfoundland appears to be contained with the risk to the general public being low. Mening...
Jun 15, 2026
