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Thompson Denies Marineland's Request for Funding to Care for Belugas
Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says Marineland's request for funds to help care for 30 belugas is "inappropriate." The Niagara Falls attraction warns that without the funds, the whales wil...
Oct 07, 2025
Scammers Targeting Local Farmers
As if drought-like conditions and wildfires weren't enough for farmers to deal with over the 2025 growing season, now it appears some farmers are being targeted by scammers. Bill Gregory of Haricot Fa...
Oct 07, 2025 (Ontario Federation of Agriculture)
Crown Presses Belbin on Self-Defence Claims During Second-Degree Murder Trial
The Crown sought to poke holes in Robert Belbin's claims of self-defence at his second-degree murder trial yesterday. No one disputes that Belbin and the victim, Seamus Secord, were good friends, into...
Oct 07, 2025 Robert Belbin in Supreme Court (VOCM News)
Westbound Ramp of Cloverleaf Closed for Brief Period Today
The westbound ramp of the cloverleaf overpass on Pitts Memorial will be closed between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. today. Drivers heading west on Pitts who want to connect to the Trans Canada westbound wi...
Oct 07, 2025
Capital City Ready for Delayed Voting Day
The City of St. John's says it is ready to go for tomorrow's municipal election. The capital city opted to delay voting day by just under a week due to the strike at Canada Post. Chief Returning Offic...
Oct 07, 2025
Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out October 20
Fall vaccination clinics for the flu and COVID-19 will begin Monday, October 20. Both the flu and COVID vaccines are being offered to all residents six months of age and older. Vaccinations for the fl...
Oct 07, 2025
Teenage Dirt Bike Driver Ticketed in Stephenville
Despite what police say were multiple warnings given, a 15-year-old was ticketed for driving a dirt bike without a valid licence. RCMP say the teen was noticed driving dangerously by an officer on pat...
Oct 07, 2025
Results of Election Unchanged After Recount in Grand Falls-Windsor
The results of the municipal election in Grand Falls-Windsor remain unchanged following a recount. The town says the recount was requested due to a nine-vote difference between Shawn Feener, who was e...
Oct 07, 2025 Photo via Town of Grand Falls-Windsor website.
Election Forum for Seniors in St. John's Area this Weekend
People whose work years are largely behind them are going to gather in St. John's this coming weekend to hear what some of the candidates in the provincial election have to say. The NL Seniors' & Pens...
Oct 06, 2025 NDP leader Jim Dinn, Liberal leader John Hogan, and PC leader Tony Wakeham.
Woman Seriously Injured by Axe-Wielding Man, Charges Laid
A man has been charged after a woman was struck by an axe and seriously injured. RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay responded to a 911 call on Friday afternoon indicating that a woman had been struck by a...
Oct 06, 2025
