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Energy NL Seeking Answers from Leaders to Key Energy Questions
Energy NL is asking each of the party leaders for their policy positions on a number of key energy issues. Energy NL says the questions are specific and they're looking for direct responses from each ...
Sep 17, 2025 Energy NL CEO Charlene Johnson (VOCM News file photo)
Liberal Campaign Makes Stop in Labrador West
Liberal Leader John Hogan has committed to building a new transmission line, and more seniors housing in Labrador West. Hogan made the commitments during a campaign stop in the region earlier today. H...
Sep 17, 2025 John Hogan speaks with supporters in Labrador West (Submitted photo)
Felicia Pynn and Matthew Scott Arrested and Charged Following Drug Bust in Holyrood
RCMP in Holyrood have arrested two people - both of whom are well-known to law enforcement - on a number of serious charges. RCMP were called to the Conception Bay Highway in Holyrood on Tuesday after...
Sep 17, 2025 Items seized during recent vehicle search (RCMP)
Man Deemed Too Drunk to Fly, Charged with Being Too Drunk to Drive
A man who was deemed too drunk to fly has been charged with being too drunk to drive. Airport officials barred a man from boarding an aircraft in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Tuesday and alerted law enfo...
Sep 17, 2025 (Goose Bay Airport)
CFIB Report Calls for Provinces to Tighten Spending
A new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on governments across Atlantic Canada to tighten their belts. The report urges provinces to stick to their budgets and use ...
Sep 17, 2025
NDP Announces Plan to Boost Public Housing
The NDP has announced details of its NL Homes Plan, which would see spending of up to $150-million annually to build 1,000 new homes across the province each year. Leader Jim Dinn made the campaign pr...
Sep 17, 2025 From left, Shirley Gallagher, a retiree who struggled to find local housing, NDP Leader Jim Dinn, and his constituency assistant Elizabeth Zedel. (VOCM News)
More Demands for Greater Marine Search and Rescue Coverage in Labrador on Fourth Anniversary of Fatal Sinking
A small group of people protested outside the Canadian Coast Guard in St. John's this morning calling for greater search and rescue resources in Labrador on the fourth anniversary of the loss of the I...
Sep 17, 2025 Protesters call for greater SAR resources on coast of Labrador (VOCM News)
RNC Investigating Suspicious Fire in Corner Brook
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating following a suspicious fire in Corner Brook last night. The RNC located some materials on fire outside of a building on Brook Street just before 10...
Sep 17, 2025
Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate to 2.5 Per Cent
The Bank of Canada has cut its interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent. This marks the first time that the central bank has changed the rate following three consecutive settings. Bank of Cana...
Sep 17, 2025 Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaking with reporters (CPAC)
PC Leader Unveils Party's Justice Platform in Deer Lake
The Progressive Conservatives have unveiled their plan to address crime rates in the province and make communities safer. Leader Tony Wakeham made a campaign stop in Deer Lake today, vowing, if electe...
Sep 17, 2025 Tony Wakeham and candidate Mike Goosney in Deer Lake (PC Party of NL)
