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Torbay Warning About Extremely Low Water Levels
The town of Torbay is the latest municipality in the province to encounter extremely low levels at its main water source. The town is advising residents of "critically low water levels" on North Pond,...
Sep 23, 2025 Low water levels at North Pond which serves Torbay in September (Town of Torbay)
Liberals Promise 10 new Mobile Primary Care Teams in NL
The Liberal Party has committed to introducing 10 new Mobile Primary Care Teams - which will travel to various rural communities to provide in-person care to those without a family doctor or primary c...
Sep 23, 2025 John Hogan (centre) flanked by candidate Fabian Power (left) and Dr. Jody Woolfrey and Dr. Lynette Powell (right) (via Liberal Party of NL)
PCs Commit to Introducing Fixed Medical Air Transportation Based in Gander
The Progressive Conservatives have committed to introducing a fixed medical air transportation program that will be based out of Gander. PC Leader Tony Wakeham made the commitment at Gander Internatio...
Sep 23, 2025 Tony Wakeham in Gander (PC Party of NL)
NDP Boasting Largest Slate of Female Candidates in Province
The NDP is boasting the largest slate of female candidates in the province's history. Leader Jim Dinn says women made up a small percentage of the elected officials in the House of Assembly's last sit...
Sep 23, 2025 Jim Dinn, September 23, 2025
Capital City Encounters Problem Involving Mail-In Ballots Issued to Civic Addresses in Goulds
The City of St. John's has encountered a glitch with a small number of election mail-in ballots. Some of the kits addressed to civic addresses in the Goulds were returned to City Hall by Canada Post. ...
Sep 23, 2025
Softball Player's Note of Appreciation Goes Viral
An 80-year-old softball player is garnering world-wide attention for his words of gratitude for his teammates and being accepted in a world that doesn't always appreciate the contributions and inclusi...
Sep 23, 2025 Nelson Bradbury and Sam Evans (via Facebook)
Election Sign Vandalism Reported in PC-SP Municipal Election
As municipal election campaigns ramp up across the province, candidates are out meeting voters and putting up signs. But for some, that part of the campaign comes with a frustrating downside - having ...
Sep 23, 2025
Burgeo Highway Reopened to One Lane of Alternating Traffic Following Collision
The Burgeo Highway has been opened to a single lane of alternating traffic following a collision that forced the closure of the road this morning. The crash scene is approximately 20 km north of Burge...
Sep 23, 2025
Crown Witness Offers Traumatic Testimony on Death of Seamus Secord
The first Crown witness in the Robert Belbin murder trial described the traumatic and heartbreaking scene as she tried in vain to save the life of 22-year-old Seamus Secord. Brittany Cochrane was driv...
Sep 23, 2025 Seamus Secord (Submitted)
Man Reported Missing on Northern Peninsula Found Dead
RCMP say a 55-year-old man reported missing earlier this month has been found dead. Port Saunders RCMP received a missing person's report on September 15th about a man last seen in Castor River South ...
Sep 23, 2025
