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Amalgamated Ambulance System Plagued with Issues, Including Shortage of 100 Personnel: NAPE
The head of one of the unions which represents people employed in our road ambulance system says there are many growing pains associated with the new amalgamated system. Previously, that aspect of hea...
Feb 26, 2026
Increased Police Presence in Long Harbour
There is an increased police presence in Long Harbour at this hour. The RCMP do not provide any details as to the nature of the incident, but do say there is no known threat to the general public at t...
Feb 26, 2026
Metro Police Seeking Public's Help in Search for Missing Man
Metro-area RNC are seeking the public's help locating a missing St. John's man. The Constabulary does not specify when 52-year-old Jason Muise was last seen, or where. The man is described as being ar...
Feb 26, 2026 Jason Muise (RNC)
Still Lots of Brier Action for Fans Without Tickets to Main Events
Unlike the last time St. John's hosted the Brier, you don't need a ticket to the main events to get in on some of the fun. The vice-chair of the host committee, Eugene Trickett, says The Patch, locate...
Feb 26, 2026 The Mary Brown's Centre all ready to host the 2026 Montana's Brier (NLCA/Facebook)
Minimum Wage Increasing to $16.35 on April 1
The province's lowest-paid workers are getting a 35 cent raise on April 1. That will bring the minimum wage to $16.35 an hour, and the minimum overtime wage will be $24.53. The increase is based on ch...
Feb 26, 2026 (Stock image.)
21-Year-Old Driver Ticketed for Going 60+ km/h Over Speed Limit on TLH
A 21-year-old driver is without their license after the RCMP say they were driving nearly 60 km/h over the posted speed limit in Labrador. Police pulled the vehicle over on the Trans Labrador Highway ...
Feb 26, 2026 (RCMP)
Council Eyeing 20-Unit Apartment Complex Above St. Pat's Bowling Alley
The city of St. John's is putting the wheels in motion to approve a 20-unit apartment complex on Blackmarsh Road above the St. Pat's Bowling Alley. The development would see the upper portion of the r...
Feb 26, 2026
Opposition Worried Health Minister is 'Bogged Down' After Taking on Yet Another Portfolio
The former minister of women and gender equality believes Health Minister Lela Evans is too bogged down with cabinet roles to afford the Department of Women and Gender Equality the attention it deserv...
Feb 26, 2026 (Tony Wakeham/Facebook)
Government Accepting Applications for New Wildfire Protection Program
The provincial government is encouraging communities to apply for funding to develop community wildland fire resiliency plans under a new program designed to help reduce the risk of wildfire and bette...
Feb 26, 2026 The remains of what was the old Adam's Cove schoolhouse (VOCM News)
Indigenous Groups React to MUN's New Indigenous Verification Policy
The President of Memorial University says she's had direct contact with the NunatuKavut Community Council regarding changes to its Indigenous verification policy. However, Janet Morrison says MUN will...
Feb 26, 2026 (VOCM News)
