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Cabinet Committee Tours Fire Ravaged Conception Bay North Shore
Members of a cabinet committee focused on the Conception Bay North wildfire toured several affected communities today. Government struck the committee in November, replacing a similar cabinet committe...
Jan 08, 2026 Destruction caused by the wildfire on the Conception Bay North Shore in August (VOCM News)
More Questions Raised About Rising Power Bills
Some customers of Newfoundland Power are in for a rude awakening when they see their bills this month. A similar story unfolded this time last year when many complained of charges which seemed extraor...
Jan 08, 2026
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Dream Home Lottery Ticket Sale Deadline Midnight Tonight
The deadline for ticket sales on the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association's Dream Home Lottery is near. All the early bird deadlines have come and gone so the last chance to get in on the action is mi...
Jan 08, 2026
Some Travellers Rethinking Cuban Vacations Over Recent World Events
Recent events in Venezuela and indications from U.S. President Donald Trump that Cuba is in his crosshairs may have some travelers re-assessing a Cuban vacation this winter. The Caribbean nation is a ...
Jan 08, 2026 Gander International Airport (GIAA)
NL Reporting About 100 Confirmed Flu Cases at Year End
There were around 100 confirmed cases of influenza in Newfoundland and Labrador to end 2025. That's according to Dr. Mark McKelvie, Medical Officer of Health with NL Health Services. McKelvie says the...
Jan 08, 2026
Gander Residents Show Up in Droves to Help Stranded Passengers
The people of Gander are once again living up to their well-earned reputation for hospitality after a group of travelers became stranded at the airport last night. The town became famous in the days a...
Jan 08, 2026 Dean Small, Samantha Barnes, Barbara Tibbo and Eddie Freake are among the many Gander residents who showed up at the Quality Inn and Suites to shuttle stranded passengers back to the airport this morning (photo submitted by Jackie Freake)
Government Employees in Atlantic Canada Paid More Than Comparable Private Sector Workers: Report
A new study out of the Fraser Institute says government workers in Atlantic Canada get paid 6.3 per cent more on average than comparable workers in the private sector. The study, which looks at employ...
Jan 08, 2026
Delays in Offloading Patients at ERs Means Fewer Ambulances on the Road
The entire healthcare system needs to be looked at in order to address the issue of offload delays at the province's hospitals, according to the Paramedic Association. An offload delay occurs when the...
Jan 08, 2026
Hospitality NL Exploring Ways to Extend Tourism Season
Marine Atlantic's newest vessel, the A Nepita, will not be in service in time for the peak of the 2026 tourism season - and that has Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador thinking about ways to extend...
Jan 08, 2026
High School Students Browse Job Options During Career Fair
Those who coordinate career and job fairs in this province say it's becoming more critical for employers to get out and try to recruit young workers before they graduate high school. The Rotary Club h...
Jan 08, 2026
