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Fish Farming Industry Moves Over $280M of Product in 2024
Last year was the best one for aquaculture production in the province. The fish farming industry moved over $280-million worth of product in 2024 according to the association which represents the comp...
Apr 28, 2025 Photo via Grieg Seafood
Work Starts in Eastbound Lanes of Cloverleaf Overpass Tomorrow
Work begins tomorrow on the eastbound lanes of the cloverleaf overpass at the TCH, Manuels Access and Pitts Memorial junction. The project will cause delays for traffic coming out of Conception Bay So...
Apr 28, 2025
Tips Pouring into Town, Police Following Theft of Amelia Earhart Statue
The Town of Harbour Grace has received a number of tips related to the bizarre and bold theft of its beloved statue of Amelia Earhart. The town is offering up a $25,000 reward for the safe return of t...
Apr 28, 2025 A makeshift memorial has been set up in the empty platform where Earhart's statue stood. (VOCM News)
Second-Degree Murder Charges Laid After Eleven Killed, Dozens Injured at Vancouver Festival
Vancouver Police have charged a 30-year-old man with eight counts of second-degree murder after a weekend attack that left at least 11 people dead and dozens more injured. On Saturday night, a vehicle...
Apr 28, 2025 Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai (Vancouver Police Department)
Election Day in Canada: Five NL Ridings Guaranteed to Have New Representatives
It's election day across Canada in what many consider to be the most important and consequential federal election held in recent memory. Newfoundland and Labrador holds seven of the 343 seats in the H...
Apr 28, 2025
Minor Injuries Reported After Woman Attacks Person With Fork at Downtown Business
A woman has been charged after attacking someone with a fork in downtown St. John's overnight. RNC were called to the business just after 1 a.m. after someone suffered minor injuries as the result of ...
Apr 28, 2025
National Day of Mourning Observed on April 28
Today marks the National Day of Mourning, a time set aside to bring attention to workers who have suffered injury or lost their lives due to their work. Last year in Newfoundland and Labrador, 26 peop...
Apr 28, 2025
Man Charged After Armed Robbery at Kenmount Road Store
A man is facing several charges after an armed robbery at a store on Kenmount Road yesterday. Metro police rushed to the business just before 3:30 p.m. after a masked man walked into the store, armed ...
Apr 28, 2025
NunatuKavut Community Council Pleased With Federal Candidates' Commitment to SAR in Labrador
The President of the NunatuKavut Community Council is pleased that all three candidates in the riding of Labrador have confirmed their commitment to primary search and rescue in the region. Labrador, ...
Apr 27, 2025 Todd Russell
Copper Mine Near Ming's Bight Poised to Expand
The company, which operates a copper mine on the Baie Verte Peninsula, is hoping to expand the operation. Firefly Metals Canada is proposing to expand its existing mine near Ming's Bight to extract co...
Apr 27, 2025 Photo via Gov NL
