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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
RCMP Looking for Mustang that Refused to Stop on TCH Heading Toward Terra Nova National Park
Clarenville RCMP are on the lookout for a vehicle that took off when they tried to pull it over. It's a black 2014 Ford Mustang with NL license plate JBP 808. It was last seen headed westbound on the ...
Mar 18, 2026
Gonzaga Students Dismissed Due to Reported Fire
Students at Gonazaga High in St. John's were dismissed over the lunch hour after a small fire sent smoke through the building. The incident appears to be minor in nature. Students were dismissed for t...
Mar 18, 2026 (VOCM News)
Pharmacists Want to Expand Scope of Care
The component of the health care sector that provides medications and other supports has been playing a more active role in medical treatment for nearly three years - but they would like to do even mo...
Mar 18, 2026 Árpád Czapp / Unsplash
Wakeham Says Plans for 5 Wing Goose Bay Show What Province Can Offer
Premier Tony Wakeham believes federal expenditures in 5 Wing Goose Bay are "only the beginning" of what this province can offer the country. Last week the Prime Minister announced $35-billion in spend...
Mar 18, 2026 Premier Tony Wakeham speaking with reporters (VOCM News)
Province Not Considering Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The provincial government is not formally considering whether to join British Columbia's lead in establishing Daylight Saving Time year-round. The member for Mount Pearl North, Lucy Stoyles, presented...
Mar 18, 2026
Premier Hints at Cost-Cutting Measures Ahead of Provincial Budget
There are more hints of what may be coming in the Wakeham government's first budget due in the coming weeks. The opposition Liberals have been questioning the PC's on what would be in the budget, but ...
Mar 18, 2026 Premier Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
Company That Attempted Space Launches from St. Lawrence Gets Federal Boost
The company behind a spaceport in St. Lawrence, is one of three Canadian companies that have been conditionally approved to receive $8.3 million in federal government funding aimed at developing the c...
Mar 18, 2026 (Chris Hadfield/Facebook)
