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RCMP Lay Charges, Make Arrests in West Coast-Labrador Court Order Crackdown
RCMP on the province's west coast and in Labrador are cracking down on those in violation of court orders as the result of a coordinated initiative aimed at strengthening oversight of those released i...
Feb 02, 2026
Snow, Wind Slamming Newfoundland: Metro Area Shuts Down
A solid chunk of the island is hunkering down today as a major winter storm bears down. Schools, businesses and government offices are all shut down. Metrobus and GoBus is not operating today. All fli...
Feb 02, 2026
38-Year-Old Man Arrested After Assault in East End of St. John's
A 38-year-old man is in the lockup after assaulting a woman in the east end of St. John's last evening. RNC got a 911 call about an assault in the area of Portugal Cove Road over the supper hour. The ...
Feb 02, 2026
Taxpayer Federation Protests Governor General's Pay Bump
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it's learned that Government General Mary Simon's pay has increased to nearly $400,000 per year thanks to provisions under the Governor General's Act. Federal Di...
Feb 01, 2026 Franco Terrazzano (Photo via Canadian Taxpayers Federation)
Closure of Harlow Campus Ends Unique Group Study Abroad Program
A MUN business professor who has students studying at the ill-fated Harlow Campus is describing it as an experience like no other. The future of the U.K. campus had been in question for months when th...
Feb 01, 2026 MUN's Harlow Campus (Memorial University)
From Schoolhouse to Community Centre: A New Chapter for Historic Church Hall
The old Roman Catholic church hall and school house in Portugal Cove-St. Philips is being renovated and repurposed as a community facility thanks to $1.7 million in federal government funding. Ministe...
Feb 01, 2026 (via Government of Canada)
RCMP Searching for Stolen Vehicle in Deer Lake
RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating a vehicle stolen from a home in Deer Lake. Police were first called about the theft this morning, after the vehicle's owner parked it outside a home on S...
Feb 01, 2026 (Photo via RCMP)
Construction on 20-Home Apartment Building to Begin This Summer
The provincial government has awarded a contract to design and build a 20 home apartment building in Corner Brook. The contract, which is worth $9.8-million, has been awarded to Streamline Management....
Feb 01, 2026
Liberal Opposition Accuses Wakeham Government of 'Waiting to Run Down the Clock' on MOU
Energy Critic Fred Hutton is convinced the provincial government is waiting to run down the clock on the Churchill Falls agreement and blame Quebec for its failure. Quebec Premier Francois Legault is ...
Feb 01, 2026 Opposition energy critic, Fred Hutton (VOCM News)
When Will the Snow Start? Here's What We Know
Several warnings are in place as the eastern half of the island prepares to receive 35-50 cm of snow. Here's the timeline from Environment Canada mid-day Sunday: St. John's, metro and Clarenville 2:30...
Feb 01, 2026 Sidewalk snow removal in St. John's. (Photo via City of St. John's.)
