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Aquaculture Industry Gathering for Annual Cold Harvest Conference
Industry representatives and experts are gathering in St. John's for the 30th annual Cold Harvest Conference. "Responsible Aquaculture, Growing and Sustaining our Communities" is the theme of this yea...
Sep 24, 2025 Keith Sullivan (VOCM News file photo)
All Good in the Neighbourhood: Plans for Cowan Heights and University Areas Adopted by City Council
St. John's city council has now adopted, in principle, new neighbourhood plans for both the Cowan Heights and university areas of the city. They did so during yesterday's final public meeting before m...
Sep 24, 2025 Cowan Heights (Engage St. John's)
Local Group Helping Survivors of Abuse Worried About Future of Federal Funding
Advocates are worried that federal funding for legal programs for victims of sexual and gender-based violence will come to an end next year, which would directly affect the Journey Project here in New...
Sep 24, 2025 Kevin O'Shea (File Photo)
Driver Caught Going 50 km/h Over Speed Limit Near Baie Verte
A 25-year-old man from another province is without a license, or a car after being pulled over on the Baie Verte Peninsula over the weekend for speeding. RCMP stopped the car on the Dorset Trail just ...
Sep 24, 2025 (RCMP)
Torbay Mayor Stressing Importance of Water Conservation Given Critically-Low Levels at North Pond
The Mayor of Torbay is asking residents to conserve water because of critically-low levels at North Pond, which serves a big part of the town. Craig Scott says levels at North Pond are 8 feet below no...
Sep 24, 2025 Low water levels at North Pond which serves Torbay (Town of Torbay)
Federal Probe Finds Evidence of TikTok Collecting Children's Information
A joint investigation involving the federal privacy commissioner and his counterparts in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta has found that the measures put in place by TikTok to prevent the collecti...
Sep 24, 2025 Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne (CPAC)
15-Year-Old Arrested After Fight on Water Street
A teenager has been charged after a scrap on Water Street yesterday evening. RNC were called around 8:00 about the fight which was witnessed by several people. A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody...
Sep 24, 2025
Three Arrested in 'Historic' Abuse Investigation on Bell Island
Three people, including a 16-year-old, are facing a number of charges after what police call a case of "historic and ongoing" abuse came to light this week, resulting in a major police operation on Be...
Sep 24, 2025 (Submitted photo)
Town of CBS Recognizes Firefighters for Busy and Dangerous August Work
Members of the Conception Bay South Fire Department were recognized and thanked for their service during the Paddy's Pond and Holyrood wildfires last month. Council formally recognized the firefighter...
Sep 23, 2025 Thick smoke soon after the Paddy’s Pond fire began on Monday, August 11, 2025
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)
