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NL Composer Collects Local Dialects and Accents and Sets Them to Music
A Newfoundland composer has produced a new album that sets Newfoundland stories, folklore and dialects to contemporary classical music. Jason Noble produced One Foot in the Past with guitarist Steve C...
Oct 29, 2025 One Foot in the Past by Jason Noble and Steve Cowan
RNU Appoints New Director of Labour Relations
The Registered Nurses Union has a new director of labour relations as it prepares to enter into contract negotiations with the provincial government. Jay Neville, who has an extensive background in la...
Oct 29, 2025
Police Appeal for Witnesses or Video in Relation to Break-In Investigation
The RNC is appealing for witnesses or video following a recent break-in in the capital city. Police were called to a home on Elizabeth Avenue on Saturday after a suspect was scared off by the homeowne...
Oct 29, 2025
Warrant Issued for Man Accused of Abducting Daughter
The RNC has issued an arrest warrant for a man wanted for abducting his five-year-old daughter. Police were notified on September 27th that the child had been taken out of the country by a person who ...
Oct 29, 2025 Ahmed Mohamed Shafik Abelfat Elgammal (RNC)
Woman Sent to Hospital Following Dramatic Crash
A 77-year-old woman was sent to hospital with minor injuries as the result of a single vehicle rollover on a residential street in Mount Pearl yesterday. The incident occurred on Park Avenue near Worr...
Oct 29, 2025 A car flipped onto its roof on Park Avenue in Mount Pearl, October 28, 2025 (Submitted photo)
Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate by Quarter Point to 2.25 Per Cent
The Bank of Canada has cut its interest rate by a quarter point, citing an economy weakened by ongoing U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty. The prime interest rate now sits at 2.25 per cent. Governor T...
Oct 29, 2025 Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaking with reporters (CPAC)
Bayside Drive in Lethbridge Closed as Officials Battle Structure Fire
RCMP are advising that a section of Bayside Drive in Lethbridge is closed in both directions as emergency crews respond to a structure fire. Drivers can expect delays and are being asked to avoid the ...
Oct 29, 2025
Premier Tony Wakeham's Pared Down Cabinet Sworn-In
Premier Tony Wakeham's new cabinet has been sworn-in. The ceremony took place this morning at Government House. The former Liberal government's 17 member cabinet has been trimmed to just 14 ministers ...
Oct 29, 2025
Man Convicted in Fatal Impaired Driving Case Given More Time to Get Lawyer
A St. John's man convicted of impaired driving causing death has been given more time to get a lawyer before he's sentenced. Thirty-eight-year-old Rod Constantine pleaded guilty in July, a year and a ...
Oct 29, 2025 Rodney Constantine in provincial court on October 16, 2025 (VOCM News)
Hurricane Melissa Heads North, Tracking Closer to Avalon
Hurricane Melissa is heading toward the province after wreaking havoc through the Caribbean. Chris Fogarty, a meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says while Friday and Saturday...
Oct 29, 2025 Melissa's forecast track as of October 29th, 2025 (Canadian Hurricane Centre)
