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Several Cabinet Ministers in U.K. Showcasing Province's Offerings to Potential Newcomers, Business Leaders
The provincial government is sending a contingent of cabinet ministers to London to try to attract talent, boost tourism and expand trade and investment with the U.K. Ministers Steve Crocker, Gerry By...
Jun 25, 2025 (VOCM News)
Deloitte to Complete Nursing Core Staffing Review at Some NL Facilities
The provincial government says Deloitte has been chosen to complete a nursing core staffing review at a number of facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador. The review will include a detailed examinatio...
Jun 25, 2025
St. John's Holds Lowest Inflation Rate Across Canadian Cities in May
St. John's had the lowest inflation rate last month of any city in Canada surveyed by Statistics Canada. Nationally, the rate remained steady at 1.7 per cent in May. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the ...
Jun 25, 2025 Photo via City of St. John's
Danny Williams Wants Meeting With Premier on Hydro MOU
Former Premier Danny Williams says he has not received an invitation to meet with NL Hydro representatives about the MOU with Quebec, but at this stage he'd rather have an audience with premier John H...
Jun 25, 2025 Danny Williams (VOCM News)
Paul Reynolds Centre Reopens Following Partial Roof Collapse
The Paul Reynolds Community Centre is open once again after a number of wooden panels came loose from the exterior entrance last Friday, and crashed to the ground. The city says the main entrance has ...
Jun 25, 2025 Debris from the roof can be seen in front of the Paul Reynolds Centre. (Submitted)
AG to Deliver Performance Audit on Health Sector Contracts
The Auditor General will deliver her performance audit on health sector contracts this afternoon. There have been repeated calls for an audit into contract spending after it was revealed last year tha...
Jun 25, 2025 Auditor General Denise Hanrahan (VOCM News)
Man Charged After Spitting on Worker at Centre City Business
A man has been charged after spitting on an employee's face at a business in the centre city yesterday afternoon. The man had left the business before RNC arrived, but officers tracked him down a shor...
Jun 25, 2025
Boyd Cohen, Founder of Cohen's Home Furnishings, Passes Away
Central Newfoundland, and the entire province, has lost a well-known business leader and entrepreneur. Boyd Cohen, the founder of Cohen's Home Furnishings, has passed away at the age of 94. Cohen join...
Jun 24, 2025 Boyd Cohen (via Central Funeral Homes)
Victoria Volunteer Firefighters Resign En Masse
Members of the Victoria Volunteer Fire Department have resigned en masse and withdrawn their services, citing what they call "disrespectful" treatment from the Victoria Town Council. Fire Chief Justin...
Jun 24, 2025 Former Fire Chief Justin Parsons carries a box of his belongings out of the fire hall after resigning. (via Victoria Volunteer Fire Department's Facebook page)
Inflation Rate Held Steady in May
Inflation held steady across Canada in May at 1.7 per cent but in Newfoundland and Labrador, it was 0.5 per cent, up slightly from April (0.4.) Statistics Canada says slower increases in the cost of m...
Jun 24, 2025
