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MUN Professor Raises Alarm Over Declining Math Skills in First-Year Students
A contractual math professor at Memorial University who teaches first year math says he has noticed falling scores among students, especially since the pandemic. The Program for International Student ...
Mar 23, 2026 Dr. Shannon Sullivan (Memorial University)
Is a Tax Hike Justified? Federation Points to High Salaries at City Hall
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on St. John's City Hall to rein in senior salaries instead of hiking taxes. Federation Atlantic Director Devin Drover says before the capital city comes lo...
Mar 23, 2026 Devin Drover, a lawyer and spokesperson for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (VOCM News)
No Changes to Trap Limits or Maximum Fishing Days for Upcoming Lobster Fishery
The federal government is not going to change much regarding the management plan for the lobster fishery this year. Current management measures now in place will remain so for the 2026 fishing season....
Mar 23, 2026
Capital City Open to Exploring Potential Solutions to Downtown Parking Concerns Raised by Late Night Workers
The City of St. John's is aware of a petition circulating calling on the city to do more to help those who must work in the wee hours in the downtown. The petition was launched after musician Greg Tob...
Mar 23, 2026 (via Greg Tobin on Facebook)
Mount Pearl Mayor Expects to See Less Traffic Upon Completion of Team Gushue
The Mayor of Mount Pearl expects the city will see a significant change in traffic volume once the Team Gushue Highway is complete. Construction ramps up again on Wednesday with a number of closures i...
Mar 23, 2026 Pitts Memorial Drive (VOCM News)
Union Representing Some NL Housing Workers Says Salaries Not Keeping Up with Private Sector
The union which represents more than 220 workers at NL Housing says compensation needs to keep up with the private sector in order to retain and recruit the workers they need. Jerry Butler of CUPE Loc...
Mar 23, 2026
Spring Snow Storm to Dump Upwards of 40 cm on The Avalon
It may be spring on the calendar but Old Man Winter isn't done with this province just yet. Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings for most of central and eastern Newfoundland. Meteorolog...
Mar 23, 2026
Government to Begin Consultations with Early Childhood Educators
The provincial government is going to begin consultations with those who work in the childcare system. Education Minister Paul Dinn says he is following up on a request from the sector to set up a ste...
Mar 23, 2026
Pilots Dead After Air Canada Jazz Plane Collides with Fire Truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport
The pilots of an Air Canada Jazz plane are dead after colliding with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport last night. According to international media, the pilot and co-pilot were killed w...
Mar 23, 2026 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Minister Focused on Properly Staffing Family Care Teams to Correct Flawed Rollout
The health minister says she's looking at ensuring proper staffing at some family care teams after discovering serious gaps in some areas and duplication in others. Lela Evans says she's even discover...
Mar 22, 2026 Minister Lela Evans (VOCM News)
