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Local Farmer Asking People Not to Use Hay as Decor Following Dry Summer
A local farmer is making a public plea to people thinking about decorating for fall or Halloween. Severe drought throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada means there is a shortage of h...
Sep 16, 2025 (Ontario Federation of Agriculture)
Inflation in NL Cools to 1.3 Per Cent in August
Newfoundland and Labrador had one of the lowest inflation rates in the country last month, easing to 1.3 per cent from 1.6 in July on a year-over-year basis. Only Prince Edward Island had a lesser inc...
Sep 16, 2025
Postal Workers Attempting to Send Message to Canada Post by Not Delivering Flyers
Members of CUP-W are no longer delivering flyers as a form of strike action as the ongoing labour dispute continues. The union is still without a contract, and members made their presence known at MP ...
Sep 16, 2025
Iconic Actor Robert Redford Dead at 89
One of the greatest actors and leading men in film history has passed away. Robert Redford was 89. Redford's award-winning acting career began on Broadway, and expanded into television in the late 195...
Sep 16, 2025 (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)
All Three Major Parties Hit the Campaign Trail
It's the first day on the campaign trail for the leaders of the province's major political parties. Both the PCs and the NDP are starting their days in St. John's. Tory leader Tony Wakeham is kicking ...
Sep 16, 2025 Liberal Leader John Hogan, PC Leader Tony Wakeham, NDP Leader Jim Dinn (VOCM News)
Memorial University Celebrating 100 Years
Memorial University's 100th anniversary will be celebrated with two events today. First, a flag raising ceremony will take place inside city hall using an AI-powered artificial limb being developed by...
Sep 16, 2025
Natuashish RCMP Issue Another Warrant for Wanted Man
RCMP are once against asking the public for help in locating a man on their wanted list. Twenty-nine-year-old Wayne John (Keniuekutat) Mistenapeo, who is actively evading arrest according to police, i...
Sep 16, 2025 Wayne Mistenapeo (RCMP)
Two Men Facing Charges Following Collision in Gander
RCMP in Gander seized and impounded an ATV and a pickup truck, and their drivers are facing charges after the two vehicles collided on the weekend. RCMP say the collision occurred on Joe Batts Pond Ro...
Sep 16, 2025 The damaged ATV (RCMP)
Injured Hiker Near Maddox Cove Brought to Safety
An injured hiker had to be airlifted to the Health Sciences yesterday afternoon after running into trouble on the East Coast Trail near Maddox Cove. The Rovers Ground Search and Rescue Team assisted R...
Sep 16, 2025 (Rovers SAR/Facebook)
PCs, Liberals Take Stance on Hydro MOU During Campaign Launch
PC Leader Tony Wakeham launched his campaign last night, opting to throw barbs at Liberal Leader John Hogan for choosing to go forward with an MOU with Hydro Quebec on the development of the Churchill...
Sep 16, 2025 Liberal Leader John Hogan, PC Leader Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
