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Independent Review of MOU to be Completed 'Fairly Quickly' says Premier - Mike Wilson's Full Resignation Letter Released Publicly
Premier Tony Wakeham is vowing to complete an independent review of the current MOU between NL Hydro and Hydro Quebec "fairly quickly." In Opposition, Wakeham suggested that the MOU should be paused -...
Oct 30, 2025
Premier Wakeham Defends Appointment of Lin Paddock as Minister Responsible for Immigration
Premier Tony Wakeham is defending the appointment of Lin Paddock as the minister responsible for the Immigration portfolio in light of controversial comments made while he ran in the byelection in Gre...
Oct 30, 2025 Lin Paddock (VOCM News file photo)
New Trial Dates Set in Case that Saw Car Over Cliff
New trial dates have been set for a Pouch Cove man accused of forcing a carload of teenagers off the road and into the ocean. By all accounts it was pure luck that no one was seriously hurt or died in...
Oct 30, 2025
UPDATE: Police Operation in Gander Concluded
wrapped up a police investigation that saw an increased police presence in the area of Brochen Street this morning. The activity was related to what police called an ongoing investigation. Emergency c...
Oct 30, 2025 Brochen Street, Gander (Google Maps)
Hurricane Melissa Now Tracking Over Avalon Peninsula
It's looking more likely that Newfoundland and Labrador will feel the impacts of Hurricane Melissa. The powerful system made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, causing widespread de...
Oct 30, 2025 Hurricane Melissa's track as of 9:30 NDT Thursday morning (Canadian Hurricane Centre)
Taxpayers Federation Applauds Trimmed Down Cabinet
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is applauding the Wakeham government's trimmed-down cabinet. Fourteen cabinet ministers were sworn-in on Wednesday, down from the 17 portfolios under the previous gov...
Oct 30, 2025
Police Searching for Driver of Vehicle Found in Ditch on Northern Peninsula
RCMP in Port Saunders are trying to identify the driver of a car that refused to stop for police and ended up in a ditch Tuesday evening. Officers noticed the grey Buick heading south on the Northern ...
Oct 30, 2025 Police are hoping to identify the driver of this car. (RCMP)
Wakeham Plans to Make MOU Member's Resignation Letter Publicly Available ASAP
Premier Tony Wakeham says the resignation letter of former Independent Churchill River Negotiation Oversight Panel member Michael Wilson will be made public today. Wilson resigned from the panel back ...
Oct 30, 2025
Trade Dispute with U.S. Continues to Cause Economic Uncertainty in Canada
The Bank of Canada is warning that current economic weakness in the country is more than just a cyclical downturn. Governor Tiff Macklem says after six months of a trade dispute with our neighbours to...
Oct 30, 2025 (Bank of Canada via Google Maps.)
Opposition Concerned by New Slimmed Down Cabinet
Opposition Leader John Hogan is settling into his new role, accusing the new Tory government of breaking promises the moment they were sworn in. Hogan met with media shortly after Premier Tony Wakeham...
Oct 30, 2025
