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Parents Frustrated by Completion Date Pushed Back for New Kenmount Terrace School
Parents of students in the catchment area for the new school in Kenmount Terrace are frustrated now that government has moved the timeline for completion of that facility back. The province officially...
Jun 18, 2025 Education critic Paul Dinn and parents at the site of the new school in Kenmount Terrace (VOCM News)
Mental Health Matters Radiothon Today on VOCM/Big Land FM
A radiothon in support of mental health and addictions programs in the province is taking place today. The Mental Health Matters Radiothon in support of the A Dollar A Day Foundation will raise funds ...
Jun 18, 2025
Man Seriously Injured Following Centre City Assault
RNC is seeking the public's help after an assault in the centre city area left a man with serious injuries. First responders rushed to the scene on Salisbury Street just after 12:30 Tuesday morning wh...
Jun 18, 2025
UPDATE: Evacuation Alert Issued for Badger Due to Forest Fire
The town of Badger is preparing for the possibility of residents having to evacuate as a wildfire threatens the community. The blaze broke out yesterday, and this morning emergency services informed t...
Jun 18, 2025 (Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Chief/Facebook)
Hogan Remarks on Frustration and Worry Expressed by NE U.S. Governors on Trade Tensions
Premier John Hogan says governors of northeastern U.S. states are "extremely frustrated" and worried about their economic futures as a result of trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada. Hogan atten...
Jun 17, 2025 Eastern Canadian premiers and northeast U.S. governors meet in Boston (Governor Maura Healy/X)
RNC Investigating Validity of Social Media Post in Circulation
A post being shared widely on social media suggests that a woman was recently sexually assaulted at Quidi Vidi Lake, but RNC say no such report has been received. The post, the original source of whic...
Jun 17, 2025
St. John's Native Peter Hanlon Promoted to Assistant GM of Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames has promoted St. John's native Peter Hanlon to Assistant General Manager of the hockey club effective July 1st. Hanlon, who spent nearly three decades with the Flames organization, ...
Jun 17, 2025 Via the Calgary Flames official website
Man Charged in Triton Stabbing Incident
RCMP in Springdale have arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with a stabbing at a home in Triton on Sunday. Officers were contacted around 5:00 Sunday afternoon and spoke to the alleged victim who...
Jun 17, 2025
Contract Awarded for Construction of New Kenmount Terrace School
The contract for the long-awaited school slated for Kenmount Terrace has been announced. Olympic Construction was awarded the $41.9 million contract for the new K-7 school which will also include spac...
Jun 17, 2025
Rate Mitigation Affecting NL Hydro's Bottom Line
Rate mitigation is having a significant impact on NL Hydro's bottom line. NL Hydro's Chief Financial Officer Lisa Hutchens told NL Hydro's AGM that the utility recorded $479 million net income in 2024...
Jun 17, 2025
