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More Staff Needed to Re-Establish 24/7 Emergency Pet Care: Veterinarian
A local veterinarian hopes measures put in place to address after-hours emergency care for animals will only be temporary. Veterinary clinics across the Avalon have banded together to join a "tele-tri...
Jul 05, 2024 (Photo courtesy Veterinary Specialty Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Police Looking for Missing Teen in Gander
The RCMP are searching for a missing teenager in Gander. Sixteen-year-old Jasmine Lee was last seen in the town yesterday. She's described as being five foot three, with brown hair and blue eyes. She ...
Jul 05, 2024
New Sportsplex Announced for Burgeoning Galway Area of St. John's
The metro region is getting a new multiplex recreation facility which will include ice rinks and curling sheets. Premier Andrew Furey made the announcement this morning, saying the sportsplex will be ...
Jul 05, 2024 Premier Andrew Furey and former Premier Danny Williams. (VOCM News)
First-Degree Murder Case Bypassing Prelim, Going Straight To Trial
A Syrian man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife is going straight to trial. Thirty-six-year-old Ibrahim Alahmad was arrested on March 5, just hours after the woman's b...
Jul 05, 2024 (Ibrahim Alahmad, 36, shown via video from HMP)
Whooping Cough Cases at 151 in Eastern NL, Nearly Tripled Since February
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says 151 cases of whooping cough have been reported throughout the eastern region. The health authority first reported an outbreak of the highly contagious re...
Jul 05, 2024 (Photo courtesy Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
Labour Party Rolls to Victory in British Elections
Britain's Labour Party has swept to power after more than a decade in opposition. The Conservative government, led by Rishi Sunak, will be ushered out today after 14 years in power. And in British tra...
Jul 05, 2024 Incoming British PM Keir Starmer.
Gushue to Join Furey, Crocker For Sports and Rec Announcement
Premier Andrew Furey will make an announcement related to sports and recreation in the province later this morning. But the fact that Olympic curling champion Brad Gushue will be there could be a tip-...
Jul 05, 2024
Speeding Car Full of Teens Was Tragedy Waiting To Happen: RCMP
RCMP on patrol stopped a car travelling at an excessive speed on the Trans-Canada Highway near Glovertown this week. It was just before dusk on Wednesday when an officer clocked the car traveling 168 ...
Jul 05, 2024
For NLers Seeking Health Records Online, There's an App for That
The provincial government says another milestone has been reached in health care by expanding digital services with the launch of the MyHealthNL app. The app provides Newfoundlanders and Labradorians ...
Jul 04, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs ECHL Players to Join Cincinnati Cyclones
The Toronto Maple Leafs have found a new place for their ECHL players to call home. Their former affiliate, the Newfoundland Growlers, had their season scrapped earlier this year after their contract ...
Jul 04, 2024
