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Matthew Fowler to Serve Five Years for C.B.S. Shooting
A shooting that caused an emergency alert and lockdown of metro schools and businesses has resulted in a seven-year sentence for the perpetrator. Thirty-three-year-old Matthew Fowler recently pleaded ...
Dec 13, 2023 Matthew Fowler in court in 2023 (VOCM News)
Three Youth Arrested in Paradise Home Break-In
Three young people have been arrested after a break and enter at a residence in Paradise. The RNC rushed to the scene just after 7:30 last night and found the trio still inside the home. Two were sent...
Dec 13, 2023
Six People Displaced Following Fire at Apartment Complex in Kelligrews
Six people have been displaced after fire broke out at Woodgrove Acres apartment complex in Kelligrews. Firefighters responded shortly before 2:00 this morning, and contained it to one apartment. Five...
Dec 13, 2023
Residential, Commercial Mill Rates Hold Steady in Mount Pearl Budget
Residential and commercial mill rates in the City of Mount Pearl will be holding steady in 2024. The mill rate remains set at 7.7 for residential properties and 12.4 mills for businesses. Water and wa...
Dec 12, 2023
Minister Howell: Test Score Decline Shows Needed Change in Education System
The education minister says a recent report indicating a decline in academic performance in this province shows that there is work to do in standardized testing. The study, done by the Programme for I...
Dec 12, 2023
Sports Minister Unveils Measures to Address Safe-Sport Issues
Safe-sport issues in Canada will soon be addressed by a national commission. Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough has unveiled a suite of measures, including a Future of Sport in Canada Commission that wi...
Dec 12, 2023 (Image via CPAC)
Property Taxes Set to Increase as City of St. John's Releases 2024 Budget
Property taxes are on the rise in St. John's latest budget, a reflection, officials say, of the same financial pressures facing residents and other cities across the country. Last year, council went o...
Dec 12, 2023
Immigration Focus of Council of Atlantic Premiers Virtual Meeting
The leaders of the four Atlantic provinces hashed out issues of mutual importance during a virtual Council of Atlantic Premiers meeting yesterday. Topping the agenda were the hot-button topics of heal...
Dec 12, 2023
RNC Search for Missing St. John's Man
The RNC is concerned for the safety of a man reported missing from the capital city. 46-year-old Michael Parsons was last seen yesterday in the Bowring Park area around 7:15 p.m. He's described as fiv...
Dec 12, 2023
Front Counter Service, Local Phone Calls Interrupted at Burin Peninsula RCMP Detachment
RCMP on the Burin Peninsula are advising the public of an interruption in some services at their old detachment while they move into a new one. The changes are in effect from Wednesday to Friday of th...
Dec 12, 2023
