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Hockey with Heart: Annual Charity Game Honours Young Lives Lost
The Baker Flooring Senior Blues are hosting the 4th Annual Sammy's Superhero Game today at the CBS Arena. The Blues are taking on the Outer Cove Marines in what is being described as one of the most "...
Jan 18, 2026 Sammy Porter (left) and J.D. Trainor
Man Arrested Following Downtown St. John's Break and Enter
A 30-year-old man, already on probation, has been arrested after breaking into a home in downtown St. John's early yesterday morning. RNC were called to the home just after 6:00 a.m., where police say...
Jan 18, 2026
Liberal MHA Urges Government to Act on St. Mary's Fish Sauce Plant
The MHA for Placentia-St. Mary's is calling on the provincial government to act on a disaster unfolding in the town of St. Mary's. High winds have heavily damaged the old fish sauce plant, which was a...
Jan 18, 2026 One side of the old fish sauce plant was blown away by recent winds (via Facebook)
Expert Warns of 'Tough Choices' as Food Inflation Set to Rise Again
The food buying habits of Canadians have changed significantly thanks to the steady increase in grocery prices. Food inflation is expected to rise by another 4 to 6 per cent in 2026. Assistant profess...
Jan 18, 2026 (VOCM News)
Employers Needed to Guide Students in Youth Apprenticeship Program
Skills Canada is encouraging employers to sign up for its Youth Apprenticeship Summer Program. The program helps to connect students in grades 10 and 11 with an employer to help gain apprenticeship sk...
Jan 17, 2026
RCMP Impound Newly Purchased Car in Bay St. George
A 41-year-old man was ticketed, and the car he was driving was seized after a traffic stop revealed that his licence was suspended. RCMP in Bay St. George pulled the man's car over on Main Street in S...
Jan 17, 2026 (via RCMP)
Bizarre Burin Caper Ends with Arrest in Hot Tub
You might say that a woman from the Burin Peninsula is in "hot water" after several incidents Thursday night in the Burin area which began with a break-in at a residential shed and wound down at a hot...
Jan 17, 2026
Questions Remain as China Eases Tariffs on Crab and Lobster
The FFAW welcomes news of tariff relief for Canadian crab and lobster bound for China, but says many questions remain. Secretary Treasurer Jamie Baker told the Tim Powers Show on VOCM that the NL seaf...
Jan 17, 2026 Secretary-Treasurer Jamie Baker (FFAW-Unifor)
Potential Evacuations in St. Mary's as Abandoned Fish Sauce Plant Crumbles
An abandoned fish sauce plant in the town of St. Mary's has taken a beating from strong winds, and now the mayor warns the community is on the "edge of a disaster." High winds last night blew one side...
Jan 17, 2026 One side of the old fish sauce plant was blown away by recent winds (via Facebook)
High School Hockey Showdown for a Good Cause
Waterford Valley High School is joining with the Mary Brown's Centre and the EF Tours Canada High School Hockey League in a fundraiser for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. The Hockey Hits Hunger eve...
Jan 17, 2026
