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Aggressive Roaming Dogs Put Down by Police After Attacking Four People in Pouch Cove
The RNC had to dispatch two roaming dogs that had attacked and injured four people in Pouch Cove earlier today. Police were called around 1:00 this afternoon about two large dogs roaming the area and ...
Jan 28, 2026
Coalition Calling for Increased Capacity on Gulf Ferry Service
A coalition of organizations, including businesses which rely on Marine Atlantic, are ramping up pressure on the feds to address ongoing shortfalls with the essential service. Representatives of Hospi...
Jan 28, 2026 From left, HNL's Craig Foley, Board of Trade's AnnMarie Boudreau, Akita Equipment's Chris Howlett and Jim Cormier, Atlantic director for the Retail Council of Canada. (VOCM News)
Minister Denies Replacement of Dennis Browne as Consumer Advocate was Political in Nature
The minister responsible for the Consumer Advocate's office says replacing Dennis Browne had nothing to do with politics. Browne's departure is among a number of high profile position changes currentl...
Jan 28, 2026 Helen Conway Ottenheimer (VOCM News file photo)
Bank of Canada Holds Key Lending Rate at 2.25 Per Cent
The Bank of Canada has maintained its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent, and despite continued uncertainty over U.S. trade restrictions and elevated geo-political risks, the forecast for economic gro...
Jan 28, 2026 Bank of Canada Governor, Tiff Macklem (via CPAC)
RCMP Warn of Email Scam
RCMP are warning of an email scam making the rounds. This time the scammer represents themselves as part of the RCMP, investigating online sexual related offences against youth, and threatens that an ...
Jan 28, 2026
Trump Warns That 'Time is Running Out' as U.S. Fleet Heads to Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump is warning Iran that "time is running out" as the possibility an American military strike on Iran looks more likely. Trump posted to his Truth Social platform that a U.S. f...
Jan 28, 2026 The USS Abraham Lincoln (Government of the United States of America)
Eight People Invested into the Order of NL
Eight people are the latest to be invested into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador - the highest honour that can be bestowed in the province. An investiture ceremony took place at Government House...
Jan 28, 2026 (via Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
NL Receives 36 Nominations for This Year's East Coast Music Awards
Newfoundland and Labrador has a total of 36 nominations for this year's 38th annual East Coast Music Awards. The list of nominees was announced this morning in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Local artists nomin...
Jan 28, 2026 (Bob Hallett Executive Director East Coast Music Association speaks during the nomination ceremony in Sydney, Cape Breton)
Province Cancelling Some Previously Announced Infrastructure Projects, Pausing and Rescoping Others
The provincial government is dropping a number of planned infrastructure projects, while pausing and reassessing others. Infrastructure Minister Barry Petten today announced that the previous governme...
Jan 28, 2026 (VOCM News)
MUN Divesting Itself of Harlow and Signal Hill Campuses, Geo Centre and Printing Services Building
Memorial University is bringing down the hammer, reducing operations and "right-sizing" - all in effort to make up for a $25-milion deficit. MUN recently shuffled the executive deck as a first step, b...
Jan 28, 2026 (VOCM News)
