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Grand Falls-Windsor Residents Proposing Tighter Regulations for Personal Firework Use
Some people in central Newfoundland would like to see a tighter window on the release of fireworks as the noise can have a profound effect on some people and animals. Terry O'Neill has proposed to the...
Jan 03, 2024
Cyber Security Investigation Ongoing at Grenfell Campus, In-Person Classes to Resume Monday
Grenfell Campus of Memorial University expects to resume in-person class instruction on Monday following a cyberattack that shut down the campus's IT services. The Vice President of Grenfell Campus, D...
Jan 03, 2024 MUN Grenfell Campus
End Homelessness St. John's Continuing to Work With Remaining Tent City Residents
The Executive Director of End Homelessness St. John's says his group is continuing to engage with a handful of people living in tents on the grounds surrounding Colonial Building in St. John's. In the...
Jan 03, 2024
Number of Accusers in Humby/Escott Sex Case Climbs to 12
Another complainant has come forward in the sexual violence investigation involving two men in the east end of St. John's. It brings the number of young men or teens who have accused Tony Humby of sex...
Jan 03, 2024 Tony Humby is shown at HMP during a recent court appearance. (VOCM News)
PWHL Opener 'Unforgettable' For St. John's Native Maggie Connors
It was a hockey game and ceremonial puck drop that Maggie Connors of St. John's will never forget. The first game ever for the Professional Women's Hockey League was played on New Year's Day between T...
Jan 03, 2024 Photo via PWHL Toronto Twitter
Town of Paradise Putting Up $360,000 Towards Purchase of Volleyball Sand
Preparations for the 2025 Canada Summer Games are proving costly for the Town of Paradise. The town has awarded a $360,000 contract to a Nova Scotia-based company to supply sand for the beach volleyba...
Jan 03, 2024
20-30 cm of Snow, High Winds Forecast for Eastern NL for Friday and Saturday
Eastern portions of the island could experience a tricky commute home on Friday heading into the weekend as a low pressure system approaches the area. Snowfall is expected to start in southern regions...
Jan 03, 2024
First AngajukKak of Makkovik, Herbert Jacque, Passes Away
Nunatsiavut is mourning the passing of the former mayor of Makkovik. Herbert Jacque passed away at his home on New Year's Eve. Jacque was elected as a town councillor in 1996 and sworn in as the first...
Jan 03, 2024
RNC Kept Busy Issuing Traffic Violations Over Holidays
The RNC issued more than 130 speeding tickets over a two-day period during the holidays as the result of traffic checkpoints in the metro region, Corner Brook and Labrador West. Among those ticketed b...
Jan 03, 2024
Three Facing Charges in Grand Falls-Windsor Drug Bust
Three people are facing charges following a drug bust in central Newfoundland that netted $100,000 in cash and more than 1 kg of cocaine. Two Grand Falls-Windsor residents, 51-year-old Bonnie Tucker a...
Jan 03, 2024
