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Category Archives: Local News
HV-GB Urging Government to Live Up to Safer Communities Commitment
The Happy Valley-Goose Bay council is hoping the provincial government will live up to its election promise of safer communities in the face of what the it sees as a local public safety crisis. The to...
May 11, 2026
Two Men Arrested and Charged in Commercial Break-in and Theft in HV-GB
RCMP have arrested and charged two men in connection with a break-in and theft from a business in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A commercial alarm was triggered at a business on Hamilton River Road Sunday n...
May 11, 2026 Hamilton River Road in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (via Google Street View)
Local Financial Advisor Optimistic About Province's Economic Future
New numbers released by Statistics Canada suggest that Canada's job market may be starting to cool - but one local financial advisor says this province is bucking the trend with more positive things a...
May 11, 2026 (Submitted photo)
Keith Urban Coming to St. John's to Play Churchill Park Music Festival
One of the world's best known country music artists is coming to St. John's to headline night three of this summer's Churchill Park Music Festival. Keith Urban has racked up numerous awards, including...
May 11, 2026 (From Keith Urban's new album Flow State)
Couple Facing Raft of Sexual Assault Charges Against Minor
*A warning: some of the information below is disturbing A man and a woman in St. John's are facing sexual assault related charges against a minor. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary was called last T...
May 11, 2026
City of St. John's Prepared to Welcome Cruise Ships
Contingency plans are in place in the capital city region should a cruise ship with an outbreak of serious illness on board arrive in port. St. John's council lead on the cruise industry, Jill Bruce w...
May 11, 2026 The cruise ship Arcadia visiting St. John's, September 30, 2025 (VOCM News)
Lab City Mayor Says Additional Power Capacity Needed to Support Large Projects
The mayor of Labrador City says they have companies ready to invest in the region but movement is needed on additional power capacity in the region. The Churchill Falls MOU would have made that happen...
May 11, 2026 Mayor Jordan Brown (Town of Labrador City)
Violence Prevention Advocates Concerned Government Has Not Adopted Ankle Monitoring Program
An advocate for better safeguards in the criminal justice system for people in violent relationships is concerned that one of their key recommendations has not been adopted as government policy. The g...
May 11, 2026 (Electronic Offender Monitoring)
Increased Funding for Three Homeowner Support Programs
The provincial government has doubled the funding available through three homeowner support programs for low-income households. Administered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, the p...
May 11, 2026 Erik Mclean / Unsplash
Trades NL Hoping to Speed Up Process on Development of Floating Drydock
The organization which speaks for the skilled workforce likes what it sees in the Bay du Nord deal between government and the oil companies, but it would like to see the timeline on development of a f...
May 11, 2026 Trades NL Executive Director Bob Fiander (VOCM News)
