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Seniors' Advocate Ill-Equipped to Take On Added Files For Disabled
The province's seniors' advocate says she does not have the resources to handle the additional disabilities file. The Coalition of Persons with Disabilities Newfoundland and Labrador, or COD-NL, has a...
May 18, 2025 Seniors' Advocate Susan Walsh (VOCM News)
NDP Seeks Clarification on Forest Fire Resources at Lab West Office
The NDP wants to know if a waterbomber will be stationed at a new facility in Wabush, part of the previously announced Atlantic Wildfire Centre on the island. The centre will be located in Gander, but...
May 18, 2025
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Church Unity, Peace During Inauguration Mass
Thousands, including a Canadian delegation led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, filled St. Peter's Square for the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV today. In his sermon, the 267th pontiff called for uni...
May 18, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney meets briefly with Pope Leo XIV following the mass today. (Courtesy Vatican News)
Pouch Cove Units Part of Larger Affordable Rental Housing Initiative
Over 30 rental homes are finished construction, with the potential for hundreds more, through the provincial government's Affordable Rental Housing Program. Minister John Abbott provided the update at...
May 18, 2025
Police Say 'Multiple Youth' Injured During Field Party in Torbay
Several teenagers were injured during a field party in Torbay on Saturday night. That's despite repeated warnings from police regarding the risk of violence at such gatherings. RNC officers arrived ar...
May 18, 2025
Man Caught at 158 km/h on TCH Loses License, Vehicle
A man who was in an awful hurry yesterday to get somewhere will be walking today. The RNC clocked him going 158 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the TCH near Thomas Pond at 3:00 in the afternoon. The 37-yea...
May 17, 2025
Local Families and Retirees Drive NL Cabin Market: REMAX Report
It should probably come as little surprise, but the province's cabin market is largely driven by local families and retirees. That's according to REMAX Canada's latest Cabin and Cottage Trends Report,...
May 17, 2025 Scott Graham / Unsplash
NL Invests in Memorial University's Carbon Storage Research
A local professor is hopeful that research being conducted at Memorial University will help build a whole new carbon-capture sector in the province. Lesley James is studying how to take carbon dioxide...
May 17, 2025 Lesley James (via MUN)
RNC and RCMP Issue 51 Speeding Tickets in Joint Highway Blitz
Our two police forces wrote out a lot of tickets on the highway just outside St. John's yesterday. True to their word, the RNC and RCMP stepped up enforcement on this, the first long weekend of summer...
May 17, 2025
Police Step Up Enforcement for Road Safety Week in NL
This is Road Safety Week in Newfoundland and Labrador, a time when police step up enforcement to catch drivers who break the rules of the road. The RNC conducted a blitz in Conception Bay South a coup...
May 17, 2025
