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Winter Storm Warnings Out for Much of Newfoundland
Winter starts tonight in Newfoundland and Labrador in more ways than one on the island. The winter solstice begins at 11:57 p.m. on the island, a half-hour sooner in Labrador. But winter weather kicks...
Dec 21, 2023
Dean Penney's Fate Now in Court's Hands: RCMP Boss
The head of the RCMP in this province is confident the Mounties got their man in the presumed murder of Jennifer Hillier-Penney. But Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Ebert acknowledges that's ultimatel...
Dec 21, 2023 (Commanding Officer for RCMP NL, Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Ebert.)
NAPE, Opposition Frustrated as Request for Qualifications Reissued for HMP
NAPE says the delay in replacement of Her Majesty's Penitentiary is a serious workplace issue for its members. President Jerry Earle was responding to government reissuing a Request for Qualifications...
Dec 21, 2023 NAPE President Jerry Earle
Port au Port East Veteran Honoured with Quilt of Valour
A veteran from Port au Port East who served on Canada's only tank regiment has been named as the latest recipient of the Quilt of Valour program. Joe Young started his military service in 1983 and spe...
Dec 21, 2023
VOCM Holiday Blood Drive Today
Roll up your sleeves! Your VOCM is partnering with Canadian Blood Services for the annual holiday blood drive today. There is an elevated need for all eligible donors to help restore and grow the bloo...
Dec 21, 2023
Slight Changes to Fuel Prices Overnight
Most fuel prices are up this morning-albeit slightly. Gas is up by just over a cent, while diesel prices increase by less than half a cent. Stove oil on the island is up by just over a cent a litre, a...
Dec 21, 2023
Rocky Brook Road Bridge Near Badger Closed Due to Unsafe Conditions
A forest access road in central Newfoundland is off limits due to unsafe conditions. The Rocky Brook Road Bridge, located 13 km north of Badger, has been closed since earlier this month due to structu...
Dec 21, 2023
Year in Review 2023 - January: Strikes and Lights
The new year started off with a bright spot-literally. Complaints and petitions surrounding what residents of the Outer Battery described as an "excessively" bright light, set up by a neighbour, flood...
Dec 20, 2023
RNC Launches Investigation Into Death of Inmate at HMP
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has launched an investigation into the death of an inmate at HMP earlier this month. Thirty-five-year-old Seamus Flynn died after being transported from the jail to...
Dec 20, 2023
MUN Blue Whale Skeleton Now Named 'Altum'
The crowd has spoken, and the skeletal remains of a massive blue whale, on display in the atrium of Memorial University's Core Science Building in St. John's, now has a new name. The whale was one of ...
Dec 20, 2023
