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Military Training Underway in Clarke's Beach This Weekend
Members of the 37 Signal Regiment are conducting winter training exercises in and around Clarke's Beach this weekend. Approximately 20 soldiers will participate in Exercise SIBERIAN JIMMY in the Emera...
Jan 24, 2026 Members of the 37 Brigade Group (va the Canadian Armed Forces)
Ground Broken on New Micro Homes in Buckmaster's Circle
The provincial government has broken ground on a project that will see 10 new micro homes built in the Buckmaster's Circle neighbourhood of St. John's. Micro homes are smaller than traditional apartme...
Jan 24, 2026 Breaking ground in Buckmaster's Circle for 10 new micro homes (via Tom Osbourne - Facebook)
Fishermen Help Rescue Caribou Trapped in Sea Ice in Port au Choix
A couple of fishermen from Port au Choix came to the rescue of a caribou that had broken through the sea ice and was struggling in the water. That's when Vernon Lavers and Milton Offrey jumped into ac...
Jan 24, 2026 A wet and exhausted caribou is back on all fours after running into trouble when it broke through the sea ice (via Brandon Gould on Facebook)
Pardy Vows 'Smarter Spending' to Keep Promises as Province Faces Billion-Dollar Deficit
The provincial government is inviting public input as it opens its budgetary consultations. Finance Minister Craig Pardy is preparing to deliver his very first budget under the pall of a $1 billion de...
Jan 24, 2026 Finance Minister Craig Pardy delivers his fiscal update (VOCM News)
Crown and Defence to Battle Over Trial Delays That Could See Humby Walk Free
All of the evidence has now been entered in the trial for accused sexual predator Tony Humby. Yesterday, the defence called its only witness, a social worker who cared for one of the alleged teenage v...
Jan 24, 2026
Man with Multiple Warrants Found Hiding in Downtown Residence
A man is in custody after a person who should not have been there was found inside a home in downtown St. John's before daybreak yesterday. RNC were called out at about 4:30, and had to systematically...
Jan 24, 2026
NL Hydro Issues Power Warning, Island Residents Asked to Conserve Power as Demand Rises
Our electricity supply is getting close to maximum capacity with the province-wide cold snap. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has issued a "Power Warning" which means that customers should conserve wh...
Jan 23, 2026 Frazil ice at Bay d'Espoir and ice on the intakes (NL Hydro)
Ice Jam Advisory in Badger
Residents of Badger are being asked to be on alert with an ice jam advisory now in effect. Badger is prone to flooding when ice jams cause water levels on the Exploits River, Red Indian Brook and Badg...
Jan 23, 2026 Ice on the Exploits River last winter
Man Charged After Officer and Civilian Employee Assaulted and Injured Outside RNC Headquarters
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a serious incident outside RNC Headquarters this morning. RNC responded after a man assaulted a civilian employee outside the building around 7:00...
Jan 23, 2026 RNC HQ (VOCM News)
'A Travesty': Long-Time ER Physician says Backlogs in System Causing Frustrated Workers to Want to Exit Health Profession
A long-time emergency-room physician says continued delays in getting patients admitted into hospital beds is causing widespread frustration among health care workers. Dr. Scott Wilson, who worked in ...
Jan 23, 2026
