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Harbour Grace RCMP Investigating Adam's Cove Brush Fires
RCMP are investigating recent brush fires in the Adams Cove area which was devastated by wildfires back in May. Harbour Grace RCMP say the most recent fire occurred on June 6th and was not reported to...
Jun 10, 2025 Signs entering Adam's Cove burned by one of a number of wildfires, May 2025 (VOCM News)
Emergency Crews Respond to Collision Near Springdale Junction
Traffic is flowing once again following a collision on the Trans Canada Highway near Springdale Junction. Emergency responders were called to the scene this morning. There's no immediate word on possi...
Jun 10, 2025
RCMP Investigating Recent Fires in Carbonear
Harbour Grace RCMP are investigating a number of recent fires set near commercial properties in Carbonear. No suspects have been identified and no charges have been laid. Investigators are asking anyo...
Jun 10, 2025 A recent fire in the Carbonear area
NL Businesses Among Canada's Best for Debt Repayment, Equifax Reports
Newfoundland and Labrador businesses are among the best in the country in paying their debt according to a recent Equifax report. The report highlights a significant shift in the way businesses are ma...
Jun 10, 2025
Smoke from Manitoba Wildfires Won't Last says Environment Canada
Hazy skies over Newfoundland are the order of the day, a result of the wildfires out west. The situation won't last for long though. Wanda Batten, a meteorologist with the Gander Weather Office, says ...
Jun 10, 2025 Hazy sunshine caused by smoke from wildfires in the Prairies, June 10, 2025 (VOCM News)
New Pennywell Road Fire Deemed Not Suspicious
The cause of a fire that destroyed an abandoned home on New Penneywell Road on the weekend is believed to be electrical in nature. The fire broke out around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday. There were no injuries...
Jun 10, 2025
PCs Claim NL Athletes Forced to Fundraise to Pay for Summer Games Uniforms
The Opposition is calling it a provincial embarrassment. PC Leader Tony Wakeham says local athletes are "being forced to fundraise" to pay for their own uniforms as part of Team NL, even as the provin...
Jun 10, 2025 Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
'If You See Them, Squat Them' says Horiculturalist of Invasive Japanese Beetles Found in NL
A Memorial University horticulturalist says the discovery that invasive Japanese beetles are overwintering in the province is bad news. The provincial government last week confirmed that the creatures...
Jun 10, 2025 Japanese Beetle (Via Government of Canada)
Local Childcare Operator Frustrated by Government Delays in Process of Opening Up Second Daycare
A daycare owner who is trying to set up a second facility in Kelligrews is frustrated with delays from government to get things off the ground. Coady Hardy is the owner of Little Stars Daycare, a for-...
Jun 10, 2025 Little Stars Daycare (Facebook)
Six Heritage Properties Receive Grants Toward Restoration Work
Six local heritage properties have been awarded their share of $100,000 in grants for restoration work. The properties include Drake House, a traditional home which was built in Haystack, Placentia Ba...
Jun 10, 2025 Sexton/Wilansky House (Heritage NL)
