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ASP has New Executive Director
The Association of Seafood Producers has a new leader. Lorelei Roberts will take over as executive director at the end of the month. Formerly a deputy minister of fisheries and aquaculture, Roberts ha...
Jan 07, 2026 Lorelei Roberts
Carbonear House Extensively Damaged by Fire
RCMP say there were no injuries but damage was extensive following a house fire in Carbonear early this morning. The fire department was called to the scene on Gilmour Place around 1:00 this morning, ...
Jan 07, 2026 Carbonear Volunteer Fire Department
Enclosed Trailer Stolen from Southwest Coast
Bay St. George RCMP are investigating the theft of a trailer from the Middle Barachois River area. Police were notified on Sunday that a trailer had been removed from a parcel of land off the Trans Ca...
Jan 07, 2026 (via RCMP)
Local Trucking Company says More Capacity Needed on Gulf
The owner of a local trucking company isn't impressed with Marine Atlantic's announced replacement of the Leif Ericson. The corporation has a five-year leasing agreement with Stena for the A Napita, a...
Jan 07, 2026 Chris Howlett of Akita Equipment (VOCM News)
Rain and Freezing Rain Forecast for Parts of Island in Overnight Hours
It's going to be a wet, slushy mess on the Avalon Peninsula and Burin Peninsula tonight and overnight with about 20 mm of rain on the way. Rainfall amounts could reach as high as 30 mm in some areas, ...
Jan 07, 2026 The latest satellite image of the wet weather system approaching from the south (Environment Canada)
Former Noia CEO Bob Cadigan Passes Away
Energy NL is mourning the loss of a former CEO. Bob Cadigan passed away on Monday at the age of 67. Cadigan served as the CEO of the organization from 2008 to 2017 when it was previously known as Noia...
Jan 07, 2026
Carbonear Volunteer Fire Department Receives Donation Towards Purchase of Equipment
The Carbonear Volunteer Fire Department has received a sizable donation from the Powell family. Max and Carol Powell donated $12,000 to the fire department to help purchase equipment for its new crew ...
Jan 07, 2026 (Carbonear Volunteer Fire Department/Facebook)
Mail Stolen During Break-In at Post Office in Natuashish
A 33-year-old man has been charged with stealing mail, in addition to other offences, after two break-ins in Natuashish on New Year's Day. RCMP were called on Monday morning following a break in at a ...
Jan 07, 2026
Venezuelan Living in NL Celebrating Capture of President Maduro
A Venezuelan living on the Northern Peninsula is welcoming the recent U.S. seizure of President Nicols Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Maria Gardiner Perdomo says she is one of more than 8 million V...
Jan 07, 2026 Maria Gardiner Perdomo (Submitted)
Former Transportation Minister Not Surprised by Difficulties Encountered in Hiring Additional Snow Plow Operators
The former minister of transportation under the previous Liberal government says he's not at all surprised to hear that the province is encountering difficulties recruiting snow plow operators for the...
Jan 07, 2026 (Photo courtesy Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.)
