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MHA says Work Underway to Assess and Address Damage at Stella Maris Academy
Stella Maris Academy in Trepassey prides itself in its basketball program which has turned out elite athletes for years, but the school gym has fallen into disrepair, putting the immediate future of t...
Mar 06, 2026 Stella Maris (via NL Schools)
Big Game Licence Draw Open for 2026-27
The big game licence draw is now open for the 2026-27 hunting season. The total quota for moose for the island is 28,705 (including 20,835 either-sex, 7,390 male only and 480 not for profit licences),...
Mar 06, 2026 (Photo via Gov NL.)
Man Charged Following HV-GB Drug Bust
A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the recent police seizure of cocaine, pills and other items in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. RCMP searched a home on Brett Street on Wednes...
Mar 06, 2026
Premier Wakeham Questions Existence of Rothschild Report
Premier Tony Wakeham is crying foul claiming that former Liberal Premier Andrew Furey is "refusing" to release the Rothschild report on its review of provincial government assets. The former governmen...
Mar 06, 2026 Premier Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
Brier Playoffs Underway This Afternoon
It's crunch time at the Montana's Brier with the top rinks vying for the championship beginning this afternoon at the Mary Brown's Centre. Brad Gushue squares off against Matt Dunstone while Brad Jaco...
Mar 06, 2026 The Young and Gushue rinks in front of a packed house at Mary Brown's Centre (Curling Canada/Facebook)
House of Assembly Pays Tribute to Retiring Sergeant at Arms
The long-time Sergeant at Arms in the House of Assembly is calling it a career. Retired RNC Officer Bob Escott is retiring after serving as the Sergeant at Arms since October 18th, 2021. Bernard Davis...
Mar 06, 2026 Bob Escott in the House of Assembly as MHAs pay tribute to his career
Novice Driver's Licence Suspended for Driving 80km/h Over the Speed Limit
A 30-year-old man who was driving with a novice licence he earned only a few days ago was pulled over on the Trans Canada Highway for driving at speeds more than 80 km over the speed limit. RCMP say t...
Mar 06, 2026 The speeding driver's car is seized by police (submitted by RCMP)
DNA Leads to Charges against Upper Amherst Cove Man
DNA analysis has resulted in the arrest of a man in connection with a break-in at a cell tower site in Summerville, Bonavista Bay last November. RCMP were called on November 14th by a property managem...
Mar 06, 2026 Dash cam image of suspects in break-in and theft (submitted by RCMP)
Gushue Girls Taking in Brier Before Retiring Signature Pink Shirts
When Brad Gushue officially hangs up his broom at the end of this year, a group of some of his most ardent fans will retire along with him. The so-called "Gushue Girls" of Gander have been following B...
Mar 06, 2026 G: Jeanne Collins, U: Alice McCarthy, S: Lorna O'Reilly, H: Betty Hansen, U: Cindy May, and E: Nancy Dawe (VOCM News)
Woman Punches Hole in Wall at Downtown Business
A woman has been charged after putting her fist through the wall at a business in downtown St. John's. Officers were called to the scene just after 11:00 last night. The 35-year-old was arrested at th...
Mar 06, 2026
