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Co. Innovation Centre Officially Open
Some fanfare this morning as the Co. Innovation Centre - the province's new innovation hub - was officially opened in St. John's. Programming at the facility will focus on encouraging collaboration an...
Jun 07, 2024
RCMP Investigating Home Invasion in Wareham
RCMP were called following a home invasion in Wareham, Bonavista North earlier this week. Police say two masked men entered a home on JW Pickersgill Boulevard in Wareham around midnight on the night o...
Jun 07, 2024
Harvesters Going Over Minister's Head With Redfish Quota Concerns
The Canadian Independent Redfish Harvesters are urging Ottawa to shred its Unit 1 redfish management plan and appoint a recovery team of industry experts to ensure the plan can work. DFO's plan for th...
Jun 07, 2024 Photo courtesy of R. Larocque, DFO.
65-Year-Old Charged With Sexual Assault
A 65-year-old man has been arrested and charged by RNC as the result of a reported sexual assault dating back to December of 2023 in St. John's. RNC were contacted by a woman who reported being assaul...
Jun 07, 2024
Riverside Drive, Closed Due to Landslide, Reopens to Two-way Traffic
Riverside Drive in Corner Brook, which was closed due to a massive landslide in April that pushed a pickup into the water, is now open to two-way traffic. The city immediately closed the road after to...
Jun 07, 2024 Photo via City of Corner Brook
Province Creates New Benefit for Persons with Disabilities
The provincial government has created a new benefit to help persons with disabilities. Government is putting up $26-million to get the program going. Beginning in July 2025, people who qualify for the...
Jun 07, 2024
Tuition Relief Program Aims to Lure More Nurses to the Profession
The province is introducing a new program to help attract more students to consider a career in nursing. Starting this September, students will be able to avail of a new tuition relief program at sele...
Jun 07, 2024 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
New Ferry Problems Not Sitting Well With NL's Tourism Minister
Tourism Minister Steve Crocker is disappointed with word that the newest Marine Atlantic ferry won't be in service until the end of the month. The new ferry, the Ala'suinu, was supposed to go into ser...
Jun 07, 2024 Steve Crocker, minister responsible for culture and the arts, at The Ship Pub. (VOCM News)
Liberal Support Strong, PCs Showing Gains in Latest Political Poll
A recent provincial political poll shows overall satisfaction with the governing Liberals remains strong. The Narrative Research survey shows that just over half of all residents asked, or 53 per cent...
Jun 07, 2024
Charge Upgraded to Attempted Murder in Recent St. John's Stabbing
Charges of aggravated assault have been upgraded to attempted murder in connection with a stabbing back in December in St. John's. Police say a woman was stabbed several times in the area of Rickett's...
Jun 07, 2024
