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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
Gathering Place Working to Clean Up Litter Outside Facility
The executive director of the Gathering Place is thanking the public for making them aware of the recent accumulation of litter in front of its building on Military Road. Images and video have been ci...
Apr 17, 2026 Garbage near The Gathering Place caught on video earlier this week. It has since been cleared away (via Facebook)
Kenmount Terrace School to be Completed by Summer 2027
The provincial government says the new school for Kenmount Terrace will be completed in the summer of 2027. The new school, which will be for children from kindergarten through grade 7, will have capa...
Apr 17, 2026 Progress on the school as of April 2026 (VOCM News)
Tender Issued for Removal of Brush and Charred Trees from CBN
The province has issued a public tender for the removal of brush and charred trees from the shoulders of the main highway on the Conception Bay North Shore from Spout Cove to Northern Bay. The area wa...
Apr 17, 2026 Scorched landscape near Ochre Pit Cove (VOCM News)
Fisheries Minister Taking Feedback into Consideration Before Making Any Changes to Food Fishery
The federal fisheries minister says she plans to take the next few weeks to analyze the results of a survey on the recreational fishery before making any decision on possible changes. DFO released its...
Apr 17, 2026 Fisheries Minister Joanne Thomspon (MP Joanne Thompson/Facebook)
Over Half of Atlantic Canadians Feeling Financially Unstable: MNP
Money is tight for a lot of people these days, and that's resulting in something known as "financial whiplash" for many. According to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index, 55 per cent of Atlantic Canadi...
Apr 17, 2026 frankieleon / CC
Former NLHS CEO Doesn't Believe Health Accord Will be Thrown Out Under New Government
The former CEO of NL Health Services says he's confident the Wakeham government won't abandon the Health Accord that he co-authored. Dr. Pat Parfrey spoke publicly for the first time yesterday since h...
Apr 17, 2026 Dr. Pat Parfrey (VOCM News)
Parks NL Reservation System Opens Next Week
Parks NL opens registration for the summer camping season this coming Wednesday. The province says nine parks will be open for the Victoria Day weekend, with Sandbanks and Sir Richard Squires Memorial...
Apr 17, 2026 (Photo via Parks NL.)
No Injuries Following House Fire in CBS
There were no injuries after a house fire in Conception Bay South overnight. First responders rushed to the scene around 1:15 this morning. The Conception Bay South Fire Department was able to douse t...
Apr 17, 2026
