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Trepassey Music Festival Returns for Labour Day Weekend
A popular Labour Day music festival on the southern tip of the Avalon Peninsula is being brought back after being sidelined during the COVID pandemic. Musician Trevor Halleran says the event will take...
Aug 24, 2025 Labour Day Fest in Trepassey (Facebook)
Uncertain Start to School Year for Students of Cabot Academy
It's still early days, but the Department of Education is working to ensure that the students and staff at Cabot Academy are taken care of. Western Bay lost approximately 86 metered structures, includ...
Aug 24, 2025 Cabot Academy in Western Bay (via Cabot Academy)
Ukrainians in NL Mark Ukrainian Independence Day as War Drags On and Uncertainty Remains
Today is Ukrainian Independence Day, a time for all Ukrainians to recognize and celebrate their culture and resilience in the face of the ongoing war. This year it's being marked as the future of Ukra...
Aug 24, 2025 Canada - Ukraine flag (VOCM News)
Tobacco Settlement Revenue Still Pending Four Months into Budget
Nearly four months into the 2025-26 fiscal year, the province has yet to collect on a long-awaited tobacco lawsuit settlement. The government included over half a billion dollars in revenue from the s...
Aug 24, 2025 SmartSign / CC
Sheshatshiu Man Charged with Arson After Multiple Fires
A man from Sheshatshiu is spending the weekend behind bars after several buildings and vehicles were set ablaze Friday morning. The fires spread a lot of damage in the area of McKenzie Drive, but RCMP...
Aug 24, 2025 (VOCM News)
Woman Arrested After Drunken Assault on RNC Officer
A 21-year-old woman who was drinking downtown will wake up with a sore head and a meeting with a judge after assaulting a police officer. The incident happened just before 3:00 this morning, when the ...
Aug 24, 2025
UPDATE: Martin Lake Wildfire Now 'Under Control'; Crews Focusing on Kingston Blaze
Forestry officials have shifted the status of the Martin Lake fire to "under control," the same classification as Paddy's Pond. Ground crews will continue to provide work on hotspots, but helicopter b...
Aug 24, 2025 Fire burning in Conception Bay North (August 2025) Via the Canadian Coast Guard/DFO
Wanted Burin Peninsula Man Arrested by RCMP
A man from the Burin Peninsula who had been on the police radar has been arrested. RCMP had a warrant for T.J. Fudge, a 22-year-old, who failed to appear in court. He had been wanted for possession of...
Aug 24, 2025 TJ Fudge (RCMP)
Evacuation Order Lifted in Salmon Cove, Burnt Point, Gull Island and Part of Northern Bay
The provincial government has lifted the evacuation order for some parts of Conception Bay North. Firefighters have been making headway against what's referred to officially as the Kingston fire. Cool...
Aug 23, 2025 (Photo: Facebook/Town of Salmon Cove)
NLTA Pledges Support for School Community Displaced by Wildfire
It will be a September like no other for many people in Conception Bay North whose lives have been upended by the wildfire. The loss of Cabot Academy in Western Bay is particularly devastating to the ...
Aug 23, 2025
