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NLHS Addressing Issues with New MyChart App
Some people are reporting errors or omissions on the new MyChart health app, however the health authority says it is aware of one clerical error identified over the weekend. NL Health Services says it...
Apr 28, 2026 The MyChart app (NL Health Services)
Tickets for The Chicks On Sale at Noon
Tickets to one of the biggest events of the summer go on sale today. The Chicks are headlining the Churchill Park Music Festival on July 18, with Elle King announced as one of the opening acts. A limi...
Apr 28, 2026
Latest Fuel Prices for Tuesday, April 28, 2026
There's hardly any change in the price of gas, but all other fuels are down this morning. Diesel drops 4.3 cents in all areas. Furnace oil is down by about 3.7 cents per litre. Stove oil in Labrador W...
Apr 28, 2026 (VOCM News file photo)
Man Wearing Old RNC Coat and Carrying Weapons, Charged in Nine Break Ins in CBN says RCMP
A man who is no stranger to RCMP has been arrested after police received a report of two people in Western Bay in possession of firearms. RCMP say 39-year-old Justin Murphy has been arrested and charg...
Apr 27, 2026 Harbour Grace RCMP detachment (via Google Street View)
Rabies Confirmed in Arctic Fox Killed Near Nain
An Arctic fox recently killed near Nain has tested positive for rabies. The carcass of the animal was collected by a conservation officer with the Nunatsiavut Government and sent off for testing - the...
Apr 27, 2026 (photo: Pierre Dunant via Hinterland Who's Who)
RCMP Investigating Circumstances After Dead Dogs Found in St. George's
RCMP in Bay St. George are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two dogs. The animals' remains were discovered near the recreation complex on Diamond Court in St. George's on Frid...
Apr 27, 2026
Province Expanding Access to RSV Vaccines
The provincial government is expanding access to RSV vaccines. Government has set aside $3.9-million that will make the vaccines available for everyone under 6 months old, and seniors over 75. That me...
Apr 27, 2026 Health Minister Lela Evans and Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald (VOCM News)
Justice Minister says Plan for Court System Coming in Budget
The Minister of Justice says a plan to address wait times and staffing shortages in the province's court system is coming in this week's budget. A number of courts abruptly closed last November - incl...
Apr 27, 2026 Opposition justice critic Pam Parsons and Justice Minister Helen Conway Ottenheimer
Harbour Grace Man Facing First-Degree Murder Charge, Pleads Not Guilty to Breaching Release Conditions
A Harbour Grace man has pleaded not guilty to breaching conditions of his release while awaiting trial for first-degree murder. Forty-two-year-old Matthew Kavanagh is one of three people charged with ...
Apr 27, 2026 Matthew Kavanagh
Easter Seals Luxury Cabin Lottery Back for Another Year
The Easter Seals Luxury Cabin Lottery is back for another year. The grand prize this year is an $800,000 cabin located in Goose Pond Properties, which is in Whitbourne. There are a slew of other prize...
Apr 27, 2026
