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Residents at Private Personal Care Home in Paradise Facing 14 Percent Rent Hike
A person close to the situation says residents of a privately-owned personal care home in the metro region are facing double digit rent increases-and they don't have much time to come up with the diff...
Oct 13, 2023
Heavy Rainfall Warning Issued for Parts of Island
Parts of the island are in for a drenching. Environment Canada has a heavy rainfall warning out for the south coast and parts of the southwest, as well as some sections of the near interior. Angelique...
Oct 13, 2023
MUN History Professor Doubts Possibility of De-Escalation in Israel
More than one million people living in Gaza are being told to leave as Israel prepares for a ground offensive in the area. The UN is reiterating that warning, but reports in the international media sa...
Oct 13, 2023 Zachi Evenor / CC
City of St. John's Reviewing Letter from Federal Housing Minister
The City of St. John's is taking time to review a letter sent to Mayor Danny Breen by federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser urging the capital city to beef up its Housing Accelerator Fund application. ...
Oct 13, 2023 Mayor Danny Breen
Local RCMP Monitoring Global Online Threats
The RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador is not aware of any specific threat in this province but is carefully monitoring any possible connected threats developing online connected to the loss of life an...
Oct 13, 2023
Disc Golf Course Proposed for Airport Heights
There will be an open house later his month on an application from the private sector to develop an 18-hole disc golf course in Airport Heights. The City of St. John's will accept public input on the ...
Oct 13, 2023 (Disc golf, file photo.)
No Plans to Bring Mandatory Masking Back to NL Health Care Facilities
Health care facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador do not have any immediate plans to return to mandatory masking to protect against respiratory illness. Nova Scotia is going that route as we get dow...
Oct 13, 2023
Wanted Man Arrested Following Police Chase in Downtown St. John's
Metro police picked up a man on their wanted list downtown St. John's yesterday afternoon, but not before he gave officer a run for their money. Police saw him walking in the area at about 4 p.m., but...
Oct 13, 2023
PC MHA Sounding Alarm Over Another Doctor Leaving Central NL
A PC MHA is sounding the alarm over another doctor leaving central Newfoundland. Exploits MHA Pleaman Forsey says with doctors leaving the region, lengthy drives for care and the Botwood emergency roo...
Oct 13, 2023 Pleaman Forsey
VOCM Cares Thanksgiving Food Drive Collects 18,000 Lbs of Food
The VOCM Cares foundation is touting their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive as a big success. They say 18,000 pounds of food was collected for the Community Food sharing Association-a value of over $57,...
Oct 13, 2023
