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Young Man Dies Following ATV Crash in PC-SP
A 22-year-old man has succumbed to injuries suffered in an ATV crash in the Windsor Heights area of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's on the weekend. Police were called to the scene on Saturday afternoon. RN...
Jan 19, 2026
Survey Reveals Deep Financial Anxiety in Atlantic Canada
A survey shows three in five of Atlantic Canadians are heading into the new year bracing for mounting financial challenges. The MNP Consumer Debt Index shows 61 per cent anticipate rising housing pres...
Jan 19, 2026
CAPP: Global Volatility Highlights Need for Stable Canadian Energy
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is monitoring the evolving situation in Venezuela very closely. CAPP President Lisa Baiton says commenting on the situation and how it could affect Cana...
Jan 19, 2026
Local Psychologist Provides Tips for Those Feeling Anxiety from World News
The ever-changing and escalating nature of U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy decisions is causing increasing anxiety and concern, not only for global leaders, but for ordinary citizens as w...
Jan 19, 2026 Dr. Janine Hubbard (VOCM News)
Metro Police Searching for Missing Woman
The RNC is seeking the public's help in locating a woman reported missing from St. John's. Twenty-nine-year-old Megan Clarke is 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs 170 pounds. She has dark eyes and may h...
Jan 19, 2026 Megan Clarke (submitted photo)
Canada Taking Measured Approach to Trump's Changing Foreign Policy says Political Scientist
Canada and its western allies have had to carefully navigate the capricious nature of U.S. President Donald Trump as he makes increasingly bold moves on the global stage. Memorial University political...
Jan 19, 2026 (via CPAC)
Government Officials to Visit St. Mary's to Discuss Status of Fish Sauce Plant
St. Mary's Mayor Steve Ryan is pleased with the provincial government's response to-date as fears grow over the continued deterioration of the old fish sauce plant. The abandoned structure was heavily...
Jan 19, 2026 Photos showing damaged caused to the old fish sauce plant in Sr. Mary's, (via Town of St. Mary's on Facebook)
MUNSU Questions Funding After Surprise Tuition Freeze
A freeze in tuition is something which students at Memorial University have been lobbying for for some time, but they have more questions than answers after an announcement by the minister of educatio...
Jan 19, 2026 Nathan Gillingham of MUNSU
Winter Storms Continue to Batter Grounded Baltic III
The insurance company handling the grounding of the Baltic III at Cedar Cove near Lark Harbour has issued tenders for the next phase of salvage work at the site. T & T Salvage has been working on the ...
Jan 19, 2026 The Baltic III, January 13, 2026 (Canadian Coast Guard)
Local Fish Processor Seeking Further Tariff Relief
A fish processor in this province congratulates Ottawa on reaching a trade deal with China, but would have preferred to see more than just lobster and crab receive tariff relief. Danny Dumaresque, Pre...
Jan 19, 2026
