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Bank of Canada Governor Warns of Potential Impact from Volatile Economy
The Bank of Canada says the Canadian economy continues to face heightened uncertainty related to U.S. trade policy and geo-political risks. The central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 2.25 pe...
Mar 19, 2026 Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem (CPAC)
Medical Transportation Assistance Program to Offer 100 Per Cent Coverage, says Health Minister
The Health Minister says changes are coming to the Medical Transportation Assistance Program that will provide patients with 100 per cent coverage. Right now, people who must travel a long distance fo...
Mar 19, 2026 Minister Lela Evans (VOCM News)
Man Charged After Assault at Mount Pearl Residence
A man is facing assault charges after a disturbance at a home in Mount Pearl last night. Officers were called to the home just after 8:00 and found a woman with injuries. A 37-year-old man was arreste...
Mar 19, 2026
Police Searching for Man Who Abandoned Vehicle in Terra Nova Park
Police are on the lookout for a man who took off during attempts to pull him over yesterday. RCMP in Clarenville tried to stop a black 2014 Ford Mustang yesterday afternoon, however the driver floored...
Mar 19, 2026 Darrin Hobbs (RCMP)
Personal Care Home Owner says Government Recognizes Needs in Long Term Care System
A former cabinet minister and personal care home operator says government recognizes the backlogs created by a lack of beds in the long-term care system, and is working to address it. Paul Oram, who s...
Mar 18, 2026 (Office of the Auditor General)
Random Passage Marks 25th Anniversary With Special Announcement
The Cape Random Trust is taking a new approach to the quarter century legacy inspired by the creative output of a local author. Random Passage is a film set near New Bonaventure, Trinity Bay, designed...
Mar 18, 2026 Random Passage near New Bonaventure in Trinity Bay (via Facebook)
NL Housing Inventory Drops by 60 Units, Waitlist Increases by 70 Per Cent says AG
Auditor General Denise Hanrahan has delivered a dire assessment of the province's social housing supply and management of it. Her latest report covers the four-year period between April 2021 and June ...
Mar 18, 2026 Auditor General Hanrahan (VOCM News)
Math Enrollment Down by About 1,200 says MUN, Prompting Announced Changes
Memorial University is dispelling some claims made about its decision to make changes to first-year math. Class sizes are expanding and most of the contractual instructors are being let go. Instead, f...
Mar 18, 2026 Dr. Jennifer Lokash (Photo via Memorial University)
Government Confirms $10-a-Day Childcare Will Continue Through 2026-2027 Fiscal Year
The provincial government is offering an update on consultations for the Operating Grant Program for daycares. Several proposed changes to the program were sent to operators last month, sparking conce...
Mar 18, 2026
Government Grilled Again on Advisor Paid Through MCP
The opposition continued to grill government today on the hiring of an advisor in the Premier's Office who is being paid through MCP. A Private Member's Motion was introduced after Question Period tod...
Mar 18, 2026 Opposition Leader John Hogan and Premier Tony Wakeham
