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'Stay Tuned': MP Teases Details on Major Upgrades for 5-Wing Goose Bay
The MP for St. John's East says to "stay tuned" for more details on how billions of dollars in federal money will be used at 5 Wing Goose Bay. Ottawa has set aside $35 billion for Arctic defense. On t...
Mar 22, 2026 MP Joanne Thompson (VOCM News)
Flat Bay Road So Bad Ambulance Couldn't Reach Patient, Says Chief
The band council chief in Flat Bay says the condition of the road joining her community to the Trans Canada is so bad that an ambulance was unable to carry an ailing resident to hospital. Chief Joanne...
Mar 22, 2026
38 Housed from Former Airport Inn Shelter, But Hundreds Still Waiting
Several dozen people - once housed at the transitional shelter in the old Airport Comfort Inn - have since moved on to more permanent housing in the community. Horizons at 106, which is operated by En...
Mar 22, 2026 Doug Pawson (Submitted)
Random Passage Marks 25th Anniversary with New Vision
Random Passage is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a brand new vision. The film, set near New Bonaventure, has been attracting tourists with its faithful re-creation of a European settlement in t...
Mar 22, 2026 Random Passage near New Bonaventure in Trinity Bay (via Facebook)
Low-Speed Chase on Higgins Line Ends in Arrest
It took three times, but a 49-year-old is in custody after giving police the skirt yesterday morning. Police tried to pull over the vehicle on Higgins Line around 9:30, but the driver refused to stop,...
Mar 22, 2026
Trump Warns of Military Action on Iranian Energy if Strait of Hormuz is Not Fully Reopened
Tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East as the conflict enters its fourth week. U.S. President Donald Trump is warning that the United States could take military action against Iran, includin...
Mar 22, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump (C-SPAN)
Heavy Snowfall on the Way for Eastern Newfoundland
Another helping of snow is in the cards for the island this week. Some 30 to 50 cm is on the way for eastern and southeastern Newfoundland, as Environment Canada has issued an orange winter storm watc...
Mar 22, 2026
Wanted Man Arrested with Brass Knuckles During Traffic Stop
A wanted man has been arrested after finding a set of brass knuckles during a traffic stop. Police pulled over the vehicle on Canada Drive around 1:30 this morning. The officer recognized one of the t...
Mar 22, 2026
Prohibited Driver Clocked at 141 km/h on Trans-Canada Highway
A 42-year-old man, well known to the ticketing system, had his vehicle impounded after being caught doing 141 km/h on the TCH. The incident happened just after 9:00 yesterday morning. Police say the d...
Mar 22, 2026
Real Estate Icon and Public Servant Tom Osborne Sr. Passes Away at 86
A man whose name is synonymous with real estate in the province and whose family members made an indelible mark on provincial politics has passed away. Tom Osborne Sr., who served three terms on city ...
Mar 21, 2026
