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Major Shakeup at the Top in Health Care System
The PC Government has ousted the man handpicked by the deposed Liberals to run and transform our health care system as it begins to put its stamp on the largest expenditure item in the public sector. ...
Jan 22, 2026 NL Health Services CEO Pat Parfrey. (VOCM News/file)
Prime Minister Touts Canada's Diversity as a Strength to Show World 'Another Way is Possible'
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech highlighting national unity and praising the country's diversity as a strength in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that "Canada lives bec...
Jan 22, 2026 (via CPAC)
Premier Mum on Reports Suggesting Changes Made to MOU Negotiating Team
Premier Tony Wakeham side-stepped questions today about this province's negotiating team for the Churchill Falls MOU. Karl Smith, one of three chosen to lead the team by the previous government, told ...
Jan 22, 2026 Premier Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
Review Committee Seeking Public Input on MOU
The review committee set up to assess the Churchill River MOU is inviting public input on the MOU on hydro expansion in Labrador. A website has been set up to allow residents to "have their voices hea...
Jan 22, 2026 Churchill Falls (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
No Injuries in House Fire in L'Anse au Clair
There were no injuries, but a home on Ocean View Drive in L'Anse au Clair was heavily damaged by fire last night. RCMP in Forteau say the call came in just before 11:00 p.m. The L'Anse au Clair volunt...
Jan 22, 2026 L'Anse au Clair Volunteer Fire Department (via Facebook)
No Plea Yet for Man Charged in Fatal Impaired Driving Case
The defence has been granted another week before entering pleas in a fatal impaired driving case. Twenty-year-old Riley White of St. Stephen's was charged almost a year after the crash which claimed t...
Jan 22, 2026 (VOCM News)
Windy Forecast for Most of Province Through Weekend
It has been a bitterly cold and windy few days in much of the province including the Avalon Peninsula. Wind chills hit minus 50 in Lab West this morning, minus 35 on the Northern Peninsula and it was ...
Jan 22, 2026 (VOCM News)
Gathering Place ED Colin McNeil Struck by Impact of Facility on Province's Most Vulnerable
The new executive director of the Gathering Place says he's been struck by the impact the work happening there is having on some of the province's most vulnerable people. Retired Deputy Chief of the R...
Jan 22, 2026 Colin McNeil, Executive Director of the Gathering Place (VOCM News)
ACT NL Marking National Non-Smoking Week
This is national Non-Smoking Week, which focuses on ways people can kick their addiction. The theme this year is "Quitting is Personal and Possible." Program and education coordinator with the NL Alli...
Jan 22, 2026
Nunatsiavut 'Stands in Solidarity' with Greenland
The Nunatsiavut Government says it "stands in solidarity" with Greenland against recent threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to acquire the island. In a sudden about-face, Trump declared on Truth So...
Jan 22, 2026
