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Fuel Price Watchdog Encouraged by PUB's Frequent Fuel Price Adjustments
A fuel watchdog likes the way the regulator in Newfoundland and Labrador has come around to more frequent price setting. The Public Utilities Board has been jumping in almost daily with price adjustme...
Apr 17, 2026 (VOCM News)
Charges Laid After Suspicious Activity at Fogo Island Waste Disposal Site
Two people were arrested and one of them charged following a report of suspicious activity at the waste disposal site on Fogo Island. RCMP were called after two people were seen at the waste transfer ...
Apr 17, 2026
No Hints, but Premier 'Committed' to Blue Book Promises in Upcoming Budget
He's not tipping his hand, but Premier Tony Wakeham says government remains committed to meeting the promises made in the PC Blue Book as budget preparations continue. The federal government is expect...
Apr 17, 2026 Premier Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
Cocaine and Cash Seized in Sheshatshiu Traffic Stop
A woman is facing drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop near Sheshatshiu yesterday. The vehicle was pulled over along North West River Road as part of an ongoing investigation. Police say quan...
Apr 17, 2026 (RCMP Labrador)
Schedule Set for Inaugural Mac Martin Memorial Hockey Tournament
A high school hockey tournament honouring the memory of a legendary member of the Conception Bay hockey community is set for the Danny Cleary Community Centre April 24th through the 26th. Five teams w...
Apr 17, 2026 Mac Martin later in life, and as a player in 1965 (right) (Submitted)
Last Member of Carlton Showband's Original Lineup Passes Away
The last original member of the Carlton Showband has passed away. Freddie White, the lone Canadian in the band's original recording lineup, passed away in Ontario last weekend. The Carlton Showband wa...
Apr 17, 2026 Carlton Showband
Former Coach Markus Hicks Sentenced to More than 18 Years for Sexual Offences, With 14 Years Left to Serve
Warning: Details in this story may be disturbing for some. A former teacher and volleyball coach was berated by one of his victims and their supporters as he was escorted out of the courtroom after be...
Apr 17, 2026 Markus Hicks being led into the courtroom for sentencing (VOCM News)
New Choices for Youth Hub Now Open in Corner Brook
Choices for Youth is celebrating the opening of a new hub on the west coast offering health and social supports for young people. Becket Western NL is located inside the Vine Place Community Centre in...
Apr 17, 2026
Former Gender Equality Minister Calls on Government Speak Out Following Recent Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence in GF-W
The Opposition is calling on the ministers of women and gender equality and justice and public safety to speak out in the wake of two recent violent incidents in Grand Falls-Windsor. Pam Parsons, the ...
Apr 17, 2026 Opposition justice critic, Pam Parsons
Rising Oil Prices and Economic Uncertainty Impacting Real Estate Market: CREA
Higher oil prices and the possibility of an interest rate hike in the coming months is having an impact on the real estate market. At the beginning of the year, the Canadian Real Estate Association wa...
Apr 17, 2026
