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CFIB Report Calls for Provinces to Tighten Spending
A new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on governments across Atlantic Canada to tighten their belts. The report urges provinces to stick to their budgets and use ...
Sep 17, 2025
NDP Announces Plan to Boost Public Housing
The NDP has announced details of its NL Homes Plan, which would see spending of up to $150-million annually to build 1,000 new homes across the province each year. Leader Jim Dinn made the campaign pr...
Sep 17, 2025 From left, Shirley Gallagher, a retiree who struggled to find local housing, NDP Leader Jim Dinn, and his constituency assistant Elizabeth Zedel. (VOCM News)
More Demands for Greater Marine Search and Rescue Coverage in Labrador on Fourth Anniversary of Fatal Sinking
A small group of people protested outside the Canadian Coast Guard in St. John's this morning calling for greater search and rescue resources in Labrador on the fourth anniversary of the loss of the I...
Sep 17, 2025 Protesters call for greater SAR resources on coast of Labrador (VOCM News)
RNC Investigating Suspicious Fire in Corner Brook
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating following a suspicious fire in Corner Brook last night. The RNC located some materials on fire outside of a building on Brook Street just before 10...
Sep 17, 2025
Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate to 2.5 Per Cent
The Bank of Canada has cut its interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent. This marks the first time that the central bank has changed the rate following three consecutive settings. Bank of Cana...
Sep 17, 2025 Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaking with reporters (CPAC)
PC Leader Unveils Party's Justice Platform in Deer Lake
The Progressive Conservatives have unveiled their plan to address crime rates in the province and make communities safer. Leader Tony Wakeham made a campaign stop in Deer Lake today, vowing, if electe...
Sep 17, 2025 Tony Wakeham and candidate Mike Goosney in Deer Lake (PC Party of NL)
Blood Collection Unavailable at Health Sciences Today; NAPE Raises Staffing Concerns
NAPE is sounding the alarm over what it calls a "severe shortage" of medical laboratory assistants in the health care system. The union says a notice was issued today by NL Health Services advising th...
Sep 17, 2025 (Facebook/ Western Health)
RCMP Searching for Wanted Summerford Man
RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a Summerford man on a number of charges. Police in Twillingate say 36-year-old Jonathan Boyd is wanted on charges of assault, damage to property and uttering thr...
Sep 17, 2025 Jonathan Boyd (RCMP)
MNL Admits Overlapping Elections Can Create Challenges
MNL admits overlapping provincial and municipal elections can be a bit of a challenge, but it's nothing new. The President of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, Amy Coady, observes that the ele...
Sep 17, 2025
RNC Address Imitation Weapons Used by Criminal Element
Whether an imitation is used, or the real thing, charges related to threats made using firearms carry the same penalty. The RNC was responding to a recent incident in which a fake gun was pointed at a...
Sep 17, 2025 A number of firearms seized by RNC during a police investigation in January of 2025 including a bb handgun and a loaded handgun (RNC)
