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Ottawa Bringing in New Taxation Rules for Short-Term Rentals
While provincial regulations are coming this spring to tackle the proliferation on short-term rentals, federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says new measures announced in yesterday's fall fiscal...
Nov 22, 2023 Chrystia Freeland during a visit to the VOCM Studios in 2023 (VOCM News)
Prime Minister Hosting 19th Canada-EU Leaders' Summit in St. John's
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hosting the 19th Canada-EU Leaders' Summit in St. John's this week. Trudeau will host President of the European Council, Charles Michel and President of the European C...
Nov 22, 2023
31-Year-Old Bell Island Man Charged with Drug Trafficking
A 31-year-old Bell Island man is facing numerous drug-related charges after drugs and related paraphernalia were found inside his vehicle. Last Thursday, RCMP received a report of a suspicious man in ...
Nov 22, 2023
Israel and Hamas Agree to Temporary Ceasefire as Deal Reached in Hostage-Prisoner Exchange
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary ceasefire in the brutal seven-week war as the result of a hostage-prisoner exchange deal brokered by Qatar. Fifty Israeli hostages captured by Hamas militan...
Nov 22, 2023 Zachi Evenor / CC & Gayatri Malhotra / Unsplash
Murder Trial Continues for Craig Pope
The second trial for a man charged with second-degree murder focused on the probabilities of matching DNA yesterday. And by accounts-in the quintillions for one sample-it appears Craig Pope was at the...
Nov 22, 2023 Craig Pope
10-Storey Apartment Building Proposed for New Cove Road in St. John's
A developer wants to put a 10-storey apartment building on the former YMCA and current Max Athletics site on New Cove Road in St. John's. And while that may be too high for some, at least one councilo...
Nov 22, 2023 (Design submitted by KMK Capital)
Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Torbay Shooting Back in Court
A man charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Torbay eight months ago was back in provincial court yesterday. Fifty-one-year-old David Peter Reardon appeared by video from the penitentiary i...
Nov 22, 2023
Premier Affirms Commitment to Dialogue with Indigenous Leaders as Key Groups Absent from Roundtable
While a Premier-Indigenous Leaders' roundtable was held in Conne River yesterday, much of the focus has been placed on who was not at the table. Over the last several weeks both the Innu Nation and Nu...
Nov 22, 2023
NAPE: Contracting Private Companies to Provide Health Care a "Slippery Slope"
NAPE President Jerry Earle calls contracts with private companies to deliver health care services a "slippery slope." Earle was responding to the $22 million dollar two-year agreement announced this w...
Nov 22, 2023 NAPE President Jerry Earle
NL Health Services Not Implementing Mandatory Masking in Health Care Facilities
NL Health Services is not imposing mandatory masking in health care settings, but it is offering an update on its masking guidelines in light of a steep increase in flu cases and rising COVID cases in...
Nov 22, 2023
