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Deja Vu All Over Again as Another Fall Storm Heading Our Way
Wind gusts are still in the 98 km/h range at St. John's International Airport after an intense low pressure system moved over the island late yesterday. Winds and storm surge were the greatest factors...
Nov 05, 2025 Environment Canada satellite image showing the last storm just north of the island and another system moving up from the southwest
RCMP Seeking Information, Witnesses to Crash That Sent Driver to Hospital
RCMP are looking for witnesses or video footage related to an unusual crash near Indian Bay in Bonavista North on the weekend. RCMP in New-Wes-Valley say a 22-year-old man from Grand Bank was injured ...
Nov 05, 2025
Premier says Federal Budget Raises More Questions Than it Answers
Premier Tony Wakeham says the federal budget raises more questions than it answers when it comes to the potential impact on Newfoundland and Labrador. Wakeham says government remains concerned about N...
Nov 05, 2025 (Tony Wakeham on Facebook)
St. John's Regional Fire Department Mourns Loss of Firefighter
The St. John's Regional Fire Department is mourning one of its own. Craig Quigley, who passed away after a long battle with brain cancer, is being remembered as a devoted firefighter, a cherished comm...
Nov 05, 2025
Ottawa Suggesting Elimination of Emissions Cap
The federal government is putting the wheels in motion to get rid of the emissions cap, something which energy-producing provinces such as Newfoundland have been calling for. Opposition Leader John Ho...
Nov 05, 2025
Federation of Labour Outlines Concerns with Federal Budget
The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour has numerous concerns about the federal budget, including what it sees as the lack of affordability measures. The Liberals are planning to eliminate ...
Nov 05, 2025
'I'll Believe it When I See it' says Energy Minister on Ottawa's Suggested Elimination of Emissions' Cap
Energy and Mines minister Lloyd Parrott says he'll "believe it when he sees it" after Ottawa announced that it will remove the federal emissions cap. Mark Carney's budget yesterday set the wheels in m...
Nov 05, 2025 (Photo via Suncor Energy Inc.)
New Research Shows Harp Seals Consume More Northern Cod Than are Harvested
New research out of the Marine Institute has found that harp seals consume a greater amount of fish species than are caught in commercial fisheries - but the story doesn't end there. Seal populations ...
Nov 05, 2025 Adult harp seal (photo credit, Garry Stenson, DFO)
Nova Scotia Conservative MP Crosses the Floor to Liberals, More Possible
Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont to the Liberal fold. D'Entremont, who was elected to the Nova Scotia riding of Acadie-Annapolis, crossed the floor yesterday, ...
Nov 05, 2025 Chris D'Entremont as Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons of Canada (Chris D'Entremont)
Clarenville to Host U15 Boys' AAA Atlantic Hockey Championship
Clarenville has been chosen to host the U-15 boys' AAA Atlantic Hockey Championship this season. The four-day tournament is set for the Clarenville Events Centre April 16-19. The TriPen Osprey and the...
Nov 05, 2025
