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Jiffy Cabs Ready to Service Holiday Demand
Demand on the local taxi industry is on the rise as the Christmas holiday draws ever closer. Chris Hollett of Jiffy Cabs says workplace Christmas parties are starting to ramp up, with several Christma...
Dec 02, 2025
$13 Million in Federal Funding Going Towards Ocean Tech Companies
Several local companies stand to benefit from funding for the latest batch of projects through Canada's Ocean Supercluster. A total of $13 million was announced yesterday for four innovation projects ...
Dec 02, 2025 MP Tom Osborne (VOCM News)
Annual Purple Tree Lighting in Memory of Cortney Lake Tonight
An annual event in memory of a woman who went missing eight years ago is happening tonight in Mount Pearl. Cortney Lake was last seen in June 2017 when she was picked up by a former boyfriend. Police ...
Dec 02, 2025 (File photo.)
Net Earnings Down at NLC After Removal of American Products
The removal of U.S. products from liquor store shelves in the province earlier this year contributed to a 6.2 per cent drop in net earnings for NLC compared to the previous year. From California wines...
Dec 02, 2025
Much of Island in for Heavy Snow, High Winds on Wednesday
Wednesday is shaping up to be a nasty one as a Nor'easter bringing snow, ice and rain is forecast to hit much of the island. Meteorologist Erika Price says Environment Canada has a slew of warnings ou...
Dec 02, 2025 Weather alerts issued for parts of Newfoundland (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Lab-Confirmed COVID Cases Down Since Early-Fall Spike
The number of lab-confirmed COVID cases have dropped after seeing a spike in late September. As of September 28, 69 confirmed COVID cases were reported in the province, but since then the numbers have...
Dec 02, 2025 A graph of confirmed COVID cases in NL so far this season (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Woman Charged After Banging on Door with Hammer
A woman is in trouble with the law after banging on doors in the west end with a hammer. RNC got a call from someone living on Barachois Street around 4:30 yesterday morning. Police were able to track...
Dec 02, 2025
UPDATE: Police Operation Concludes in Central Newfoundland
One person was taken into custody after a police operation on the Trans Canada near Badger yesterday. RCMP converged on the area near Crooked Lake Road yesterday afternoon in relation to an investigat...
Dec 01, 2025 (RCMP)
Opposition Accuses Premier of Making False Claims on Hiring Criteria Set Out in MOU
The energy critic says Premier Tony Wakeham is making false claims regarding the hiring criteria spelled out in the MOU with Quebec on hydro development in Labrador. Premier Wakeham has said that the ...
Dec 01, 2025
Owner Who Adopted Two Retired Police Dogs Urges National Standard for Care of Former K-9s
A Newfoundland man who has two retired police dogs as his house pets believes that there should be a national standard when it comes to services and care provided to the animals in their post-work lif...
Dec 01, 2025 Kaos and Dali enjoying retirement by the pool (Jim Hynes)
