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All Parties Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Release Recommendations
A committee tasked with reviewing mental health and substance use in the province has released recommendations for next steps. The committee is made up of all parties in the province, with MHAs from d...
Jul 30, 2025
Impaired Driving Charges Possible After ATV Crash Near Gull Island
A 66-year-old woman is under investigation for possible impaired driving after the ATV she was operating ended up in a ditch near Gull Island. The crash happened around 1:00 Sunday afternoon. The woma...
Jul 30, 2025
CUPE Concerned With Layoffs, Potential Impact of $20M Budget Cuts at MUN
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is "deeply concerned" by word that Memorial University is working with a budget deficit of $20 million. CUPE says as a result, some university services have been...
Jul 30, 2025
Additional Childcare Spaces Being Added in Western Newfoundland
The provincial government has announced 15 new early learning and childcare projects for the west coast which are close to completion and approved for development. The projects will represent 345 chil...
Jul 30, 2025
Man Charged After Seizure of Several Weapons from York Harbour Home
A 49-year-old man from York Harbour has been charged and a number of weapons seized on the province's west coast. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary searched a home in the community and seized a numb...
Jul 30, 2025 RNC seize a number of firearms from a property in York Harbour (RNC)
207th Royal St. John's Regatta a Go
It's a holiday in St. John's as the Regatta Committee decided to go with the weather conditions presented to them today by Mother Nature. Winds will be from the southwest 20-40 km/h under sunny skies ...
Jul 30, 2025
Preliminary Inquiry Set for Case Involving Fatal Crash near Hare Bay
The preliminary inquiry has been set for man from Trinity in Bonavista North, blamed for a crash that killed two people last year. Fifty-three-year-old Roger Hunt was charged in February, following th...
Jul 29, 2025
Busy Festival Season Prompts Safety Tips from RNC
The RNC is offering a few safety tips as festival season continues in the metro and surrounding region. The Constabulary says substances can affect decision-making and lower awareness, which may incre...
Jul 29, 2025
Former PM Trudeau Seen Dining with Katy Perry at Montreal Restaurant
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has tongues wagging after being spotted dining with pop star Katy Perry at a high-end Montreal restaurant in the city's trendy Plateau neighbourhood. The pair were...
Jul 29, 2025 Katy Perry from a recent Facebook post from the Forum in L.A. and former prime minister Justin Trudeau
Two Arrests Made and Incendiary Devices and Explosives Seized in Connection with July 5th Fire Bombing
The investigation into the firebombing of a home on Dillon Crescent in Shea Heights on July 5th has resulted in two arrests, numerous charges and the seizure of a large number of explosives and explos...
Jul 29, 2025 (VOCM News)
