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Crown Lands Among Issues Raised in Baie Verte-Green Bay: MHA-Elect
The PCs gained another seat last night in the district of Baie Verte-Green Bay as Lin Paddock won a decisive victory in the by-election. Preliminary results show Paddock earning 4,271 of the 5,402 vot...
May 28, 2024 Lin Paddock
MUN Introducing New Environmental-Based Course
A new graduate course is being launched at Memorial University-and it's already seeing interest from students. The Climate Change and Sustainable Employment Relations program will be offered by the Fa...
May 28, 2024
Royal Canadian Legion Expecting Large Turnout as Unknown Soldier Set to Lie in State
A member of the Royal Canadian Legion NL Command believes the throngs of people who turned out to show their respects on the return of the Unknown Soldier to his native soil will pale in comparison to...
May 28, 2024 The Unknown Soldier's casket is taken off of the military plane towards the hearse.
Veteran Female RCMP Members to Mark 50 Year Milestone With March
A special event takes place this afternoon to mark an historic and pivotal moment in the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It was March of 1974 when the first female members of the RCMP en...
May 28, 2024 (Staff Sergeant Gail Courtney, retired Constable Cheryl LaFosse, retired Inspector Trudy Murray Power and inspector Tracy Edwards.)
Government Prepares to Hit Lead Foot Drivers in Pocketbook With Speed Cams
Speed cameras should be in place across parts of Newfoundland and Labrador by the fall, and violators will be subject to some hefty fines according to the Minister of Digital Government and Service NL...
May 28, 2024 Finance Critic Sarah Stoodley (VOCM)
MUNSU Not Pleased With University's Lack of Action Regarding Middle East Conflict
Memorial University's Students Union says its members were "horrified" following a meeting with MUN administration on their concerns regarding the ongoing war in the Middle East, but the university sa...
May 28, 2024
Government Making Regatta Funding Announcement This Morning
A funding announcement is coming this morning in support of the Royal St. John's Regatta. Ministers Steve Crocker, John Abbott and the President of the Royal St. Johns Regatta Committee, Ashley Peach,...
May 28, 2024
Man Arrested After Intentional Hit and Run in Flatrock
A man has been arrested after a hit and run in Flatrock involving two vehicles. The RNC say one car intentionally ran into another in the mid-afternoon hours, then fled the scene. A 70-year-old man wa...
May 28, 2024
Furey Not Tipping Hand On Potential for Upcoming General Election
Premier Andrew Furey is responding to questions on whether a general election could be in the offing later this year with yet another seat set to become vacant in the House of Assembly. Health Ministe...
May 28, 2024
Paddock, PCs Win Baie Verte - Green Bay By-Election
The Tories have secured another seat in the House of Assembly. Lin Paddock has won the Baie Verte-Green Bay by-election decisively. Paddock held a strong lead from the start, with Liberal candidate Ow...
May 27, 2024
