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Opposition MP says Fisheries Minister's Biggest Challenge will be in Dealing with PMO
Opposition MP Clifford Small says federal fisheries minister Joanne Thompson will "have her hands full" in dealing with the Prime Minister's Office. Thompson was reinstated to the portfolio during Tue...
May 14, 2025 Conservative MP for Central Newfoundland, Clifford Small
RCMP, RNC Arrest Grand Falls-Windsor Men Following Southern Shore Break-in and Crash on Pitts Memorial in St. John's
Police arrested and charged two men from Grand Falls-Windsor following a dramatic sequence of events that started in Bay Bulls and ended with the crash of a pickup truck on Pitts Memorial Tuesday nigh...
May 14, 2025
Carney Addresses Reported Attempts to Woo NDP into Liberal Fold
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government has a clear mandate and he's focused on addressing the economic challenges Canada is facing, rather than chasing after MPs who might be interested in cro...
May 14, 2025 Mark Carney introducing his new cabinet outside Rideau Hall (CPAC)
PM Signs 'Order' to Implement Middle-Income Tax Cut by July 1
Borrowing a visual prop from U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney today announced the federal government's commitment to introduce a middle class tax cut by July 1st. Speaking to re...
May 14, 2025 Mark Carney signs 'order' to implement middle-income tax cut by July 1 (CPAC)
Students Rally to Call for Tuition Freeze at MUN, University Responds
A handful of students gathered at MUN's Signal Hill Campus this morning to advocate for a tuition freeze as the Board of Regents met to discuss whether or not to pause tuition hikes. The provincial go...
May 14, 2025
Accommodating Removal of Sugar Tax Easier Said Than Done for Retailers
Retailers are glad to see the sugar tax go, but say it will take time and money to put the system back to the way it was. Jim Cormier, the Atlantic Director of the Retail Council of Canada, says they ...
May 14, 2025
Peace Officers Memorial Day Marked in St. John's
Peace officers who died in the line of duty were remembered at a ceremony in St. John's this morning. In this province, 21 peace officers have died in the line of duty over the years through the RNC, ...
May 14, 2025 Members of the RNC’s Mounted Unit greet officers and others outside the Seventh Day Adventist Church (VOCM News)
Brother Accused of Helping Murder Suspect Escape Released on Bail
One of two men charged following a targeted shooting death in St. John's last month has been released on bail. Twenty-three-year-old Hussein Hussein is charged with accessory after the fact to murder,...
May 14, 2025 Hussein Hussein is shown during his bail hearing in Supreme Court in St. John's on May 14th. (VOCM News/file)
Lewis Over the Moon Following Canada's Got Talent Win
Butlerville's Jacob Lewis is still buzzing after last night's thrilling Canada's Got Talent win. Lewis belted out a performance of Tina Turner's 'The Best' just before being announced as the winner, w...
May 14, 2025 (Canada's Got Talent/Facebook)
Food Insecurity Only Getting Worse According to New Stats Can Data
Food First NL is calling for action in light of new national food insecurity numbers released by Statistics Canada showing that the problem is getting worse. According to numbers compiled through the ...
May 14, 2025
