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Furey Heeds Call For Review of Humby/Escott Sexual Violence Case
Premier Andrew Furey is heeding calls for a review of investigations into an historical sexual violence case in the east end of St. John's. It comes less than 24 hours after PC Leader Tony Wakeham ask...
Sep 26, 2024
Tories Calling For Review of Investigations in Sexual Violence Case
The PC Opposition is calling for an independent review of investigations into allegations of sexual violence in the east end of St. John's. Almost 40 more charges were laid this week against one of th...
Sep 26, 2024 PC Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham (VOCM News/file)
First Walk For Burton Winters Won't Be The Last: Organizers Pledge
Organizers of the first annual Walk for Burton Winters says he's pleased with the turnout for the recent event. Winters, a 14-year-old boy from Makkovik, died tragically in 2012, freezing to death aft...
Sep 26, 2024
Cadets Gearing Up For Dedicated Week With Formal Proclamation
Local cadets will be involved in a variety of community activities next week as the province marks Cadet Week. The official proclamation-signing took place this week at Government House in St. John's....
Sep 26, 2024 (Submitted photo)
Crown Taking More Serious Route to Prosecute Alleged Dog Killer
An Ontario man linked to the deaths of 19 dogs, and the suffering of two others, had his case called in Harbour Grace provincial court yesterday. Fifty-two-year-old Toby Cadotte was arrested on the ni...
Sep 26, 2024 Harbour Grace Provincial Court
Fentanyl, Horse Tranquilizer Seized in Raid of Makeshift Drug Lab
The RNC have dismantled what they're calling a drug lab in a camping trailer on the outskirts of St. John's. Two men and two women were arrested on Monday, followed by the seizure of guns and two vehi...
Sep 25, 2024 Weapons and re
St. John's Airport Site of Emergency Response Drills, Planning Today
St. John's International Airport is shoring up its emergency preparedness today with intensive on-site training exercises. The director of operations at YYT, Wayne Morris, says full-scale drills, comp...
Sep 25, 2024
Province Lobbied Feds To Include NL Draggers in Cod Quota: FFAW
The fisheries union is claiming that the former provincial fisheries minister supported reopening the commercial cod fishery and giving offshore draggers access to the stock. The federal minister rece...
Sep 25, 2024 FFAW President Greg Pretty
35th St. John's International Women's Film Festival One Month Out
The box office is now open for the 35th annual St. John's International Women's Film Festival. The lineup of films was unveiled Tuesday at the Alt Hotel in downtown St. John's. This year's festival ru...
Sep 25, 2024
Stop the Cuts, Fix 'Crumbling' Buildings, MUN Coalition Tells Province
A campus coalition at MUN is calling on the provincial government to "stop the cuts" and restore funding to their "crumbling" university. The group represents a wide range of organizations including t...
Sep 25, 2024
