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Botwood Man Facing Serious Charges After Attempted Traffic Stop Turns Violent
A 53-year-old Botwood man is facing serious charges after an attempted traffic stop in the town earlier this week turned violent. RCMP attempted to pull a vehicle over on Commonwealth Drive in Botwood...
Apr 30, 2021
Government Report Carries 52 Recommendations for Recovery of Oil and Gas Industry
The Newfoundland and Labrador Oil Industry Recovery Task Force has made 52 recommendations to government about the responsible development of the province's oil and gas resources. In a report released...
Apr 30, 2021 (Photo: Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industry Recovery Task Force Report)
Local Company Which Pivoted to Making PPE During Pandemic to Produce One-Millionth Mask This Week
DF Barnes is marking a significant milestone this morning in an effort to produce Personal Protective Equipment for local front-line workers in the health care system. The company will produce its one...
Apr 30, 2021
Thawing the Tuition Freeze Included Among 83 Recommendations in Post-Secondary Review
A two-year review into post-secondary education in Newfoundland and Labrador recommends the elimination of the tuition freeze at Memorial University, which has some of the lowest fees in the country. ...
Apr 29, 2021
Terra Nova Residents Struggling with Deteriorating Road Conditions, says Mayor
The mayor of Terra Nova says senior citizens who travel from their community to hospital are more unnerved by the actual trip over Atlantic Canada's worst road than about where they're going. The road...
Apr 29, 2021
Paving Company Charged Following OHS Investigation Into Fatality in New Harbour
Charges have been laid against Paradise Paving Limited following an investigation by Occupational Health and Safety into a fatal workplace accident nearly two years ago. The accident happened on May 3...
Apr 29, 2021
NAPE Teams with Health Care Foundation to Launch 'Moving Lives Forward' Scholarship Program
NAPE and the Health Care Foundation are partnering to support educational opportunities for adults living with mental illness or addictions. The Moving Lives Forward Scholarship Program provides $45,0...
Apr 29, 2021
Miawpukek Chief Offers Apology as Leaders Pause Renaming of Red Indian Lake
Chief Mi'sel Joe is apologizing for his hasty choice of a Mi'kmaq name for Red Indian Lake. The leader of the Miawpukik First Nation tells VOCM it was he who brought it to the Premier, but he meant no...
Apr 29, 2021 (Photo Facebook: Millertown)
Officer Discharges Taser After Attempted Traffic Stop Turns Violent
A 53-year-old Botwood man is facing serious charges after an attempted traffic stop in the town earlier this week turned violent. RCMP attempted to pull a vehicle over on Commonwealth Drive in Botwood...
Apr 29, 2021
Survey Shows Federal Budget Had Little Impact on Voter Intention
A new national survey from Abacus Data shows that the federal budget released last week had very little impact on voter intention. Abacus Data completed a national survey of 2,201 Canadian adults from...
Apr 29, 2021 (Michel Rathwell from Cornwall, Canada, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
