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St. John's Lawyer Launches Class Action Related to Salmonella Outbreak
A St. John's lawyer says that egg recall last fall made some people in Newfoundland and Labrador very sick. Hence, the reason for a class action lawsuit against Hilly Acre Farms, the Nova Scotia based...
Jul 29, 2021
Premier Disagrees with Group's Claim That Muskrat Agreement Will Put Canadian Taxpayers on the Hook
Premier Andrew Furey disagrees with the views of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation on the Muskrat Falls rate mitigation deal announced yesterday in St. John's. The $5.2-billion agreement will see rate...
Jul 29, 2021
CMOH to Discuss Province's Upcoming Shift to Step 2 of Reopening Plan
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health will hold an availability Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. to discuss the province's shift to Step 2 of its reopening plan. Originally, Step 2 was expected to ...
Jul 29, 2021 (Dr. Fitzgerald in studio at VOCM. File photo.)
Police Seek Suspect in Break-Ins at Two St. John's Businesses
Police are seeking the public's help identifying a suspect believed responsible for two break and entries in St. John's earlier this month. The RNC says two businesses in the center city area were bro...
Jul 29, 2021
PC-SP Launches Civic Numbering Campaign Titled 'Sign Up for Safety'
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's is embarking on a civic numbering campaign to make it easier for identification. Mayor Carol McDonald notes that easily-identifiable properties only make sense in an emergen...
Jul 29, 2021
Motor Vehicle Registration Open to Walk-Ins for Urgent Matters
A senior citizen who went to Motor Vehicle Registration yesterday morning, the first day walk-in service was available since pre-pandemic times, says lineups were long and the setup was in total disar...
Jul 29, 2021
Man Charged with Drug-Impaired Driving After Striking Parked Vehicle
A man whose vehicle had already been equipped with "ignition interlock" has been arrested by Bay Roberts RCMP for drugged driving after striking a car in the parking lot of a local business. Around 6:...
Jul 29, 2021
Ottawa Putting Up $5-Million to Build Affordable Housing Units in St. John's
The federal government is dishing out $5-million for the construction of new affordable housing units in the Capital City. MP Seamus O'Regan says one homeless person is too many. That's why the federa...
Jul 29, 2021 (File photo.)
Child Care Rate to Reach $15 a Day in 2022: Education Minister
The $10-day daycare agreement between Ottawa and Newfoundland and Labrador will cost about $347-million with the federal government paying all but a few million. The province will offer daycare for $1...
Jul 29, 2021
Police Investigating Break and Enter at Avondale Railway Station Museum
Holyrood RCMP are investigating a break and enter at the Avondale Railway Station Museum this past weekend. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 25, a person damaged the locked door to a static trai...
Jul 29, 2021
