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Final Cost of Private Snowclearing Contracts Unclear as Work Gets Extended
The council lead for Public Works says private contracts to help clear snow and widen streets in some St. John's neighbourhoods have had to be extended, but the final cost won't be clear for some time...
Mar 02, 2026 (Via Greg Noseworthy on Facebook)
From Milan to St. John's: Olympic Gold-Winning Curlers Compete at Brier
It's been a whirlwind for the Brad Jacobs Rink - now competing in the Montana's Brier in St. John's fast on the heels of their gold medal-winning performance at the Olympics in Italy. Brad Jacobs admi...
Mar 02, 2026 Brad Jacobs (VOCM News)
ATIPP Reveals 630 Retired Teachers Working in Education System as Substitutes
There are over 600 retired teachers working in the Newfoundland and Labrador school system as substitutes. That's according to an access to information document obtained by local blogger Matt Barter. ...
Mar 02, 2026
St. John's Harbour One of the Cleanest for a City of Its Size, says Cape Spear MP
Gone are the days of "The Bubble," a visible toxic mix of waste spewing straight into St. John's Harbour - now, a metro area MP says St. John's has one of the cleanest harbours for a city of its size ...
Mar 02, 2026 MP Tom Osborne (VOCM News)
Folk Arts Society Weighs Festival Options; Special Meeting Set for March 15th
There will be a special general meeting of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society in a couple of weeks to get the organization back on track, structurally, and to talk about what would be the...
Mar 02, 2026 NL Folk Festival (File Photo)
Crews Continue Working on Snowclearing Efforts in St. John's
The capital city says snowclearing continues, one week after the storm that made for the snowiest February and snowiest month on record for St. John's In an update Sunday, officials say crews and cont...
Mar 02, 2026 A snow blower blowing snow onto snow banks, Kenmount Road (VOCM News)
John Steele, Late Mother Catherine Among JA Business Honourees
The Junior Achievement of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the 2026 Business Hall of Fame inductees, with John Steele and his late mother Catherine Steele among those being recognized. John Ste...
Mar 02, 2026
Universal Cholesterol Screening for Children Could Reduce Heart Attack and Stroke Risks in Adulthood: Canadian Paediatric Society
The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending universal cholesterol screening for all children between the ages of two and 10 years to protect against future cardiovascular disease. Dr. Michael Kouh...
Mar 02, 2026
RRSP Contribution Deadline Hits as Tax Season Gets Underway
We're one week into tax season but one of the key deadlines is already upon us. Anyone wishing to reduce their taxable income by contributing to one of the investment vehicles, such as an RRSP, has un...
Mar 02, 2026
Arctic Air Mass to Bring One of Coldest Weeks of the Year to N.L.
A high pressure system pushing a mass of arctic air is going to make for one of the coldest weeks of the year. Temperatures dropped last night and it will be chilly tonight before a brief reprieve on ...
Mar 02, 2026
