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Tim Hortons Partners with Special Olympics to Support Athletes
Tim Horton's has introduced a new donut to help raise funds for Special Olympics. The full proceeds from the sale of Special Olympics Donuts will go to support community programming to help thousands ...
Jan 30, 2026
Conservative Party Delegates Decide This Evening on Whether to Keep Pierre Poilievre as Leader
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's fate is in the hands of party faithful as they gather in Calgary this evening to decide his future. Delegates vote this evening on whether to keep Poilievre - wh...
Jan 30, 2026 Pierre Poilievre (CPAC)
Flood Evacuation Order in Place in Parts of Badger, Others Urged to Have Bags Packed
The town of Badger is facing a lot of uncertainty as dangerously high water levels continue to impact the community. Last night, several areas of the town were placed under an evacuation order. Mayor ...
Jan 30, 2026 The latest image of water levels on Noel Paul's Brook (Government of Newfoundland)
Options Available for Grad Students Currently Housed at Signal Hill Campus
The closure of MUN's Signal Hill Campus means the loss of housing accommodations set aside specifically for graduate students. The facility is on the chopping block as MUN tries to find savings in the...
Jan 30, 2026 (VOCM News)
Government Hoping Workforce Development Plan Will Address Health Care Staffing Shortages
The minister of transportation and infrastructure is hopeful that a new workforce development plan in the health care system will help with staffing challenges that have delayed the opening of a new u...
Jan 30, 2026
'Sharing Our Cultures' Exhibit on Display at The Rooms This Weekend
Sharing Our Cultures is holding its second annual multimedia display on equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism at The Rooms this weekend. The project, which is put off by grades 7 to 12 student...
Jan 30, 2026 Photo via Facebook
Wakeham and Legault Discuss 'Hydro Electricity Opportunities' During Meeting
Premier Tony Wakeham says he and outgoing Quebec Premier Francois Legault met in Ottawa yesterday to discuss what he calls "opportunities to collaborate on hydro electricity." A review panel is curren...
Jan 30, 2026 Premier Tony Wakeham at Premiers' Meeting (via CPAC)
Province to Recognize Eating Disorder Awareness Week
A ceremony is being held at Confederation Building this morning to recognize the start of Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The week officially begins on Sunday, but health minister Lela Evans will sign...
Jan 30, 2026
Jobs Will Be Cut as Result of MUN Closures: CUPE
The union that represents administrative, instructional, and technical support staff at several MUN campuses across the province says jobs will be cut as part of the recently-announced closures. The u...
Jan 30, 2026 MUN's Signal Hill Campus (Memorial University)
Big Price Increases for Diesel and Home Heating Fuels
The price of diesel and home heating oil jumped overnight. Diesel on the island spikes another 9 cents per litre and is up about 8 and a half cents in Labrador West. Furnace and stove oil climbs by ab...
Jan 30, 2026
