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Hussein Brothers Charged in Connection with Shooting Death Appear in Court
Brothers Ibrahim Hussein, 20, and Hussein Hussein, 23, were in court this morning in connection with the shooting death of 33-year-old Gerald Kyle Hynes back in April. The younger of the two is charge...
Dec 01, 2025 Ibrahim Hussein (left) and Hussein Hussein (right) (VOCM News)
Trial Date Set for Next October in Bay Roberts Murder Case
Three of those accused in the murder of a 42-year-old whose body was found in a burned-out pickup in Bay Roberts appeared in court this morning. Thirty-four-year-old Terry Cole, 41-year-old Matthew Ka...
Dec 01, 2025 Stephanie Noftall is one of the three people charged in the death of a Spaniard's bay man (VOCM News)
Blizzard Coming for Most of the Island on Wednesday
The first real blizzard of the season is on its way. Special weather statements are in effect for most areas of the island except the Northern Peninsula on Wednesday with heavy snow and high winds. Th...
Dec 01, 2025
Corner Brook MHA Calls Kruger's Revitalization Proposal 'Exciting'
The Opposition MHA for Corner Brook is calling a $700 million proposal by Kruger to revitalize the pulp and paper industry an "exciting" opportunity. Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced "...
Dec 01, 2025 Corner Brook Pulp and Paper (Kruger)
Terra Nova Automotive Acquires Dealership in Grand Falls-Windsor
The Terra Nova Automotive Group has expanded into central Newfoundland. The company has acquired Riverview Motors in Grand Fall-Windsor, officially operating as Terra Nova Chevrolet Buick GMC. In addi...
Dec 01, 2025 (Terra Nova Motors/Facebook)
In-Person Services Resume at New Student Aid Office
The Student Financial Services Office will resume in-person operations at its new location on Elizabeth Avenue today. The provincial government says the relocation, to the former NL Schools building, ...
Dec 01, 2025
World AIDS Day Brings Sobering News on Rising HIV Infections
Today is World AIDS Day, and there's an event in St. John's to mark the occasion. The AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador says rates of HIV infection across the country have increased dramatic...
Dec 01, 2025
Energy NL Applauds Elimination of Federal Emissions Cap
Energy NL is among those welcoming the recent MOU between Ottawa and the province of Alberta on a pipeline from Alberta to the coast of British Columbia - and in particular the elimination of the fede...
Dec 01, 2025 Energy NL CEO Charlene Johnson (VOCM News file photo)
Experts to Testify as Inquiry into Innu Children in Care Continues
The inquiry regarding Innu children in care resumes formal hearings today. The proceedings will be convened in a virtual space, and a link to the livestream of proceedings will be posted each day on t...
Dec 01, 2025 Innu Round Table Secretariat Logo (irtsec.ca)
PM Receptive to Information on Bay du Nord During Meeting, says Premier
Premier Tony Wakeham says Prime Minister Mark Carney "certainly believes" in the Bay du Nord project. Wakeham had his first meeting with Carney in Ottawa last week since becoming Premier in mid-Octobe...
Dec 01, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Premier Tony Wakeham in Ottawa (Premier Tony Wakeham/Facebook)
