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MUN Fall Convocation Taking Place Today
Nine-hundred degrees are being conferred at convocation ceremonies at Memorial University today, and part of the ceremonies will also include the installation of two senior administrative positions. M...
Oct 16, 2025
Morningstar DBRS Reacts to Election of PC Majority Government
Bond rating agency Morningstar DBRS says the PC Party capitalized on a desire for change and voters' concerns about affordability, health care and energy policy to win a 'surprise' majority in Tuesday...
Oct 16, 2025 (VOCM News)
Teenager Fined After Driving 56 km/h Over Speed Limit on Trans-Labrador Highway
A 19-year-old man is without his licence after police clocked him driving at speeds of up to 56 km/h over the speed limit on the Trans-Labrador Highway near Lodge Bay. Mary's Harbour RCMP pulled the m...
Oct 16, 2025 (RCMP)
MHA-Elect Says 'Need for Change' Played Major Role in Flipping Northern Peninsula District
One of the more dramatic upsets in Tuesday's election was the loss of Liberal cabinet minister Krista Lynn Howell's district to the PCs. Andrea Barbour, who is known by some from her presence on socia...
Oct 16, 2025 Andrea Barbour campaigning on the Northern Peninsula (PC Party of NL)
Driver Trying to Avoid RNC Checkpoint Charged with Impaired Driving
A driver who tried to evade an RNC checkpoint got more than he bargained for over the long holiday weekend. Officers involved in an Operation Impact checkpoint on Waterford Bridge Road noticed a vehic...
Oct 16, 2025 An RNC checkpoint (RNC)
Five Impaired Drivers Nabbed by Bay St. George RCMP
Five impaired drivers were taken off the road on the west coast on Saturday - all within the span of a couple of hours. The first, a 35-year-old woman, was pulled over just before 11 a.m. on West Stre...
Oct 16, 2025
La Presse Reporter Believes Renegotiation of Hydro Deal Could Have to Wait Until 2041 if Current MOU Falls Through
The election of a PC majority in Newfoundland and Labrador has caused ripples of concern in Quebec about the future of a hydro deal between the two provinces. Joel-Denis Bellevance of La Presse says w...
Oct 16, 2025 Furey famously rips apart a copy of the original Churchill Falls agreement with Quebec. (VOCM News)
Enrollment Down at Memorial University
Enrollment at Memorial University declined by 4.6 per cent this year compared with the fall of 2024. Over 17,000 students are enrolled at MUN this fall. The number of undergraduate students has droppe...
Oct 16, 2025
Stephenville Councillor and Former Mayor, Tom O'Brien, Passes Away
A well-known municipal politician in Stephenville has passed away. Newly-elected mayor Bob Byrnes shared news of the passing of former mayor and town councillor Tom O'Brien yesterday. Byrnes describes...
Oct 16, 2025 Tom O'Brien (Municipal Elections NL)
Nova Scotia Man Charged After Crash Near Swift Current
A man from Nova Scotia has been charged with drunk driving after crashing his vehicle in Swift Current Tuesday night. First responders were called after a vehicle went off the Burin Peninsula Highway ...
Oct 16, 2025
