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NDP, PC's Make More Promises on Campaign Trail; Liberals Door Knock on Avalon Peninsula
Two of the three major political parties in this province were back on the trail yesterday, making more promises if elected. NDP Leader Jim Dinn was in Labrador, pledging a new Critical Mineral Strate...
Sep 21, 2025 Liberal Leader John Hogan, PC Leader Tony Wakeham, NDP Leader Jim Dinn (VOCM News)
20-Year-Old Faces Drunk Driving Charges Following St. John's Crash
A 20-year-old man has been arrested after crashing his vehicle on the Pitts Memorial Highway late last night. Police were called to the scene just before 11:30, and determined the 20-year-old was far ...
Sep 21, 2025
Taxpayers' Federation Demands Tax Relief Commitments from Parties
The Canadian Taypayers' Federation is urging the province's three political leaders to commit to what it calls meaningful tax relief. Atlantic director Devin Drover says family budgets are being squee...
Sep 20, 2025 Devin Drover, a lawyer and spokesperson for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (VOCM News)
Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Manhunt in Port Union
RCMP have a man who was the subject of an order yesterday morning for people in the Catalina area to stay inside and keep away from windows in custody. Thirty-one year-old Tyler Linthorne of Port Unio...
Sep 20, 2025 Tyler Linthorne (aka Sutton) (submitted by RCMP)
Community Rallies for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
The Candlelighters - a group which provides emotional and peer support for families of children diagnosed with cancer - have a couple of major fundraisers scheduled over the next couple of weeks. Sept...
Sep 20, 2025 Night of Delight 2025 (via Facebook)
Canada's First Commercial Space Launch Delayed Again
The company behind Canada's first-ever commercial space launch was hoping to get off the ground in St. Lawrence today, but it has now been postponed. NordSpace tried to launch its rocket in late Augus...
Sep 20, 2025 (Chris Hadfield/Facebook)
Local and French Artists Collaborate on New Cultural Exhibit
Canada's special and unique ties with France, the French language, and culture is being celebrated in a new joint exhibit at St. John's City Hall and cole des Grands Vents. Artists from Newfoundland a...
Sep 20, 2025 The Fraternity exhibit at St. John's city hall (Submitted photo)
NL Hydro Explains Overnight Power Outages
Pockets of the island were without electricity for a short time overnight, a situation which originated with Newfoundland and Labrador hydro. The utility, which manufactures about 90 per cent of the p...
Sep 20, 2025
The Return of Joshua the Goat, T'Railway Trek Comes Back for a Second Year
A fundraising run gets underway in Conception Bay South tomorrow, and one late, and unexpected entry from last year's race is set to reprise his starring role. Joshua the Goat stole the show at last y...
Sep 20, 2025 Joshua the goat sports his well-earned medal (Town of CBS)
Conservatives Call for an End to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The federal Conservatives are calling for an end to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program which they say is being abused by what they call "predatory multinational corporations." The MP for Central New...
Sep 20, 2025 Clifford Small, Coast of Bays Central Notre Dame Federal MP PC Party
