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Dominion at Memorial Stadium Closing May 8
The Quidi Vidi Lake Dominion will officially be closing on May 8. In a statement to VOCM News, parent company Loblaw says the "difficult" decision to close the location comes after an "ongoing evaluat...
Jan 21, 2026
Energy Minister says Bay du Nord is Moving Ahead as Talks Continue on Benefits Agreement
The Minister of Energy says Bay du Nord is moving ahead, and active conversations are underway on a benefits agreement for the project. Lloyd Parrott spoke with reporters Tuesday after the Opposition ...
Jan 20, 2026 Energy Minister Lloyd Parrott (VOCM News)
TCH Remains Closed at Scene of Tractor Trailer Crash Near Clarenville
Structural engineers are assessing a heavily damaged bridge on the Trans Canada that has forced the diversion of traffic. A tractor trailer caused damage to the Southwest Brook Bridge just west of Cla...
Jan 20, 2026 Damage caused by crash at Southwest Brook Bridge (photo submitted by RCMP)
Accused in Double Murder on Aldershot Street Appears in Court
A man charged with a double-murder on Aldershot Street last month appeared in court today. Forty-one-year-old Matthew Delaney faces first- and second-degree murder charges in the stabbing deaths of tw...
Jan 20, 2026 Matthew Delaney (VOCM News)
'When We Only Negotiate Bilaterally with a Hegemon, We Negotiate From Weakness' Prime Minister Tells World Economic Forum
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a stark and startling speech to the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland, warning the economic powers that major institutions like the World Trade Organizat...
Jan 20, 2026 Carney in Davos (via CPAC)
Man Charged After Falsely Reporting That Vehicle he was Riding in was Stolen
A 36-year-old man was picked up for public mischief following an unusual incident in Grand Falls-Windsor last week. Police attempted to pull over a vehicle with several passengers on board on Coronati...
Jan 20, 2026
UPDATE: Bonavista Highway Reopens, TCH Remains Closed at Southwest Brook Bridge
The Bonavista Highway is open to traffic in both directions following a crash near Bloomfield that effectively blocked road travel across the island. A tractor trailer crashed into the Southwest Brook...
Jan 20, 2026 (Photo via Google Maps)
Pickup Truck Stolen from Cupids
Bay Roberts RCMP are investigating the theft of a pickup from Cupids over the weekend. RCMP say the truck was taken from a property on Goulds Ridge Road sometime between Sunday, January 18th and Monda...
Jan 20, 2026 (submitted by RCMP)
Man Charged With Manslaughter in Death of 63-year-old Denied Bail
One man accused of killing another in the Rabbittown area of St. John's last summer has been denied bail. The decision this morning by Provincial Court Judge Harold Porter will come as a relief for fr...
Jan 20, 2026 Dylan Baker in provincial court. (VOCM News)
No Layoffs, but 80 Medical Transcription Positions are Shifting to AI says NAPE
NAPE says NLHS is shifting medical transcription services to AI, affecting some 80 positions across the province. While the union has a "no layoff" contract with government, that's cold comfort for th...
Jan 20, 2026 NAPE President, Jerry Earle (VOCM News)
