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Sierra Club says Fight 'Far From Over' After Court of Appeal Rejects Application to Overturn Bay du Nord Approval
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the Sierra Club of Canada's application to overturn the approval of the Bay du Nord project. The organization, which is against the project for environmental r...
Jun 05, 2026 (Map courtesy Equinor.)
Figgy Duff Reuniting for Friends of the Festival Fundraiser This Sunday
The Folk Arts Society is hosting a Friends of the Festival concert tomorrow night to help raise funds for a possible NL Folk Festival. It's hoped that this year's festival can be salvaged with a pared...
Jun 05, 2026 On stage at the NL Folk Festival in 2018 (VOCM News)
Kesha to Headline Churchill Park Music Festival
The wait is over. Pop music singer Kesha has been announced as the final headliner for the Churchill Park Music Festival. Kesha became one of the most successful and recognizable pop artists of the 20...
Jun 05, 2026 (Churchill Park Music Festival)
Local Business Community Very Worried About Possible Marine Atlantic Strike
The local business community is worried about the impact of a possible work stoppage at Marine Atlantic. Talks have broken off and conciliation comes to an end on Monday, followed by a 21-day cooling-...
Jun 05, 2026
Canada-Wide Arrest Warrant Issued for Man Charged in 2023 HV-GB Murder
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 30-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man in Happy Valley-Goose Bay nearly three years ago. Forty-three-year-old Franz Drosch w...
Jun 05, 2026 David Faucher (RCMP)
Offshore Regular More Optimistic Than Ever About Local Industry
The CEO of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator is feeling more positive than ever about the industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Energy NL conference wrapped up in St....
Jun 05, 2026 (Equinor)
Police Investigating Damage Done to Heritage Property in Roddickton-Bide Arm
The town of Roddickton-Bide Arm is dismayed with another act of vandalism in the town - this time targeting the Ashton House Heritage Site. The town calls the property an "important part" of the histo...
Jun 05, 2026 Damage done to the Ashton House Heritage Site (Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm/Facebook)
Projects in Cartwright and Stephenville Crossing Could Have Cost Nearly $100M: Petten
Infrastructure Minister Barry Petten says he agonized over the decision to cancel contracts for the renovation of the old CNA building in Stephenville Crossing and replacement of the school in Cartwri...
Jun 05, 2026 Transportation and Infrastructure Minister, Barry Petten (VOCM News)
Carney Unveils Federal Artificial Intelligence Strategy
The Prime Minister has unveiled the federal government's AI strategy to help protect Canadians, grow jobs and enable people to use the technology to their own benefit. Mark Carney says government's ne...
Jun 05, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney (CPAC)
Province Considering Changes to Start and Dismissal Times at Some Schools
Ring ring goes the school bell but, maybe not at the times that parents, teachers and students are used to. The provincial government is considering making changes to class start and dismissal times a...
Jun 05, 2026
