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Ardent Applause Greets Hanlon on Surprise Return to Council
This week's St. John's public council meeting began with a rousing round of applause for the return of Councillor Debbie Hanlon. Mayor Danny Breen welcomed all councillors to the meeting before, to th...
Sep 04, 2024
45-Year-Old Arrested on Kidnapping and Break-In Charges in Downtown
A 45-year-old man is facing kidnapping and other charges as the result of a recent break-in at a home in the capital city's downtown. Police say a man showed up at RNC Headquarters over the lunch hour...
Sep 04, 2024
RCMP Still Pursuing Wanted Man Month After Arrest Warrant Issued
Sheshatshiu RCMP are continuing to pursue a wanted man from the community. Twenty-two-year-old Marcus Organ is accused of several violent offences, including assault with a weapon, assault with chokin...
Sep 04, 2024
PM, Furey, Ministers on West Coast for School Food Program Details
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the province's west coast today to make an announcement regarding the National School Food Program. The feds announced in the 2024 budget that they would be putting...
Sep 04, 2024 Trudeau announces plans for a National School Food Program in April. (File photo)
St. John's Reviews Ad Contract as Telegram Reduces Publication Frequency
The City of St. John's is pondering its ad account with The Telegram amid recent downsizing of the newspaper from a daily to weekly publication. The issue arose at yesterday's council meeting when the...
Sep 04, 2024
Suspect Arrested After Collision with RCMP in Carbonear
A 35-year-old man from Heart's Delight has a long list of charges against him on the docket following a dramatic sequence of events last Friday morning in Carbonear. RCMP were investigating a reported...
Sep 04, 2024 Kaos while on the job with RCMP Police Dog Services
Stabbing Incident Leads to Additional Drug, Weapons Seizure, Arrest
A 39-year-old man is facing a list of charges after a stabbing, and drug and weapons seizure in St. John's this past weekend. Police received reports of a stabbing on Lemarchant Road around 6:40 Sunda...
Sep 04, 2024
Mean Summer Temps Were Actually Quite Nice, Near Record Highs
The summer of 2024 will go down as an exceptionally warm one for most of the province. Environment Canada meteorologist Rodney Barney says many locations finished the month of August with some of the ...
Sep 04, 2024
Pedestrian Mall Positives Offset by Persistent Panhandling
St. John's Mayor Danny Breen says the city is pleased with another successful season for the pedestrian mall. But he admits aggressive panhandling is an issue they are hoping to address. Breen says ca...
Sep 04, 2024 Mayor Danny Breen speaking to media recently at the Pedestrian Mall in downtown St. John's, (VOCM News)
Gov't Seeks Feedback on Expanding Tobacco Ban to Nicotine Products
The provincial government is taking feedback around other nicotine products when developing a generational policy around tobacco. Government is considering legislative changes that would ban anyone ov...
Sep 04, 2024
