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Discussions on Fire Compensation Continuing says PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney says discussions are still underway regarding an assistance package for people who lost their homes in recent wildfires in the province. Carney says they're currently workin...
Sep 08, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney in St. John's (C-PAC)
RCMP Looking for Missing Ferryland Woman
The RCMP is seeking the public's help locating a 76-year-old woman missing from Ferryland. Police say Ida Keough was last seen Sunday morning leaving her home in the town. She might be driving a white...
Sep 08, 2025
Province-Wide Fire Ban Extended Until At Least Friday
The province-wide fire ban will remain in effect until at least Friday. The decision comes after a new fire was reported yesterday near Sexton's Lumber in Lethbridge. Government says the decision also...
Sep 08, 2025 (VOCM News)
Trial Dates Set for Three People Charged with Murder
Trial dates have been set for three people charged with murder in St. John'a. Forty-two-year-old Brad Morrell, 51-year-old Jason Wells, and 37-year-old Veronica Whalen were charged following the death...
Sep 08, 2025 The scene of the fatal incident (July 31, 2024)
Pouch Cove Man Pleads Guilty to Impaired Driving Causing Death
A Pouch Cove man has pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death in connection with a crash on the Veteran's Memorial Highway last year. Twenty-eight-year-old Johnathan Patten was the driver of a...
Sep 08, 2025 Harbour Grace Provincial Court
Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Driver
One man is dead as the result of a motorcycle crash on the Trans Canada near Port Blandford yesterday afternoon. RCMP say the machine struck a guardrail and the driver, a 60-year-old man, was found de...
Sep 08, 2025 The lineup of traffic on the Trans Canada Sunday evening (VOCM News)
Crews on Scene of Fire at Sexton's In Lethbridge, Reception Area Moved
Firefighting efforts continue in the Lethbridge area after fire broke out yesterday near Sexton's Lumber. Three water bombers worked on the fire yesterday, assisting three local volunteer fire departm...
Sep 08, 2025 A still image of video taken of the fire near Sexton's Lumber in Lethbridge Monday evening (via Derek Drover)
Government Responds to Concerns About Mega Project Benefits Agreements
The provincial government says local benefits agreements will be in place for proposed mega projects related to the Churchill Falls MOU. Last week, PC energy critic Lloyd Parrott criticized the agreem...
Sep 08, 2025 Churchill Falls (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Cabot 'Bees' Settle in to New School Year
The principal, students and staff of Cabot Academy in Western Bay are adjusting to a new normal, after the unimaginable loss of their school in last month's fire. The wildfire that tore through the Co...
Sep 08, 2025 Cabot Academy in Western Bay before the fire (NL Schools)
NordSpace Planning Another Attempt at Rocket Launch in St. Lawrence by Mid-Month
A Canadian space technology company which is developing a commercial spaceport on the Burin Peninsula is hoping to take another stab at Canada's first commercial space launch by mid-month. NordSpace, ...
Sep 08, 2025 Rendering of NordSpace's Tundra Orbital Launch Vehicle (NordSpace)
