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New Democrats Call for End of Corporate and Union Donations for All Parties
The New Democrats held a media briefing this morning at the site of the future acute health care facility at Kenmount Crossing in St. John's. It was an effort to demonstrate how accepting corporate do...
Sep 16, 2025 Jim Dinn vowing to end all corporate and union donations to political parties (VOCM News)
PCs Promise $46 Million in Health Care Changes to Improve Access
The PC's kicked off the first day on the campaign trail with a $46-million promise for a wide swath of health care initiatives. Leader Tony Wakeham says, if elected, he promises to adopt the Registere...
Sep 16, 2025 PC Leader Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
Batter Up! Newfoundlanders and Labradorians Come Out in Droves to Support Canadian Red Cross
Traffic jams were reported at Mary Brown's restaurants throughout the province last Friday as people lined up for a Batter's Box feed in support of the Canadian Red Cross and its efforts to help peopl...
Sep 16, 2025 A Batter's Box meal (VOCM News)
Local Farmer Asking People Not to Use Hay as Decor Following Dry Summer
A local farmer is making a public plea to people thinking about decorating for fall or Halloween. Severe drought throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada means there is a shortage of h...
Sep 16, 2025 (Ontario Federation of Agriculture)
Inflation in NL Cools to 1.3 Per Cent in August
Newfoundland and Labrador had one of the lowest inflation rates in the country last month, easing to 1.3 per cent from 1.6 in July on a year-over-year basis. Only Prince Edward Island had a lesser inc...
Sep 16, 2025
Postal Workers Attempting to Send Message to Canada Post by Not Delivering Flyers
Members of CUP-W are no longer delivering flyers as a form of strike action as the ongoing labour dispute continues. The union is still without a contract, and members made their presence known at MP ...
Sep 16, 2025
Iconic Actor Robert Redford Dead at 89
One of the greatest actors and leading men in film history has passed away. Robert Redford was 89. Redford's award-winning acting career began on Broadway, and expanded into television in the late 195...
Sep 16, 2025 (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)
All Three Major Parties Hit the Campaign Trail
It's the first day on the campaign trail for the leaders of the province's major political parties. Both the PCs and the NDP are starting their days in St. John's. Tory leader Tony Wakeham is kicking ...
Sep 16, 2025 Liberal Leader John Hogan, PC Leader Tony Wakeham, NDP Leader Jim Dinn (VOCM News)
Memorial University Celebrating 100 Years
Memorial University's 100th anniversary will be celebrated with two events today. First, a flag raising ceremony will take place inside city hall using an AI-powered artificial limb being developed by...
Sep 16, 2025 (VOCM News)
Natuashish RCMP Issue Another Warrant for Wanted Man
RCMP are once against asking the public for help in locating a man on their wanted list. Twenty-nine-year-old Wayne John (Keniuekutat) Mistenapeo, who is actively evading arrest according to police, i...
Sep 16, 2025 Wayne Mistenapeo (RCMP)
