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Capital City Distributing Property Assessments for 2027
The City of St. John's has begun to distribute property assessments for 2027. The base date for 2027 is January 1, 2024; therefore, the assessment that owners will see provides a market value for the ...
May 25, 2026 (Photo via City of St. John's.)
Premier Issues Warning About Raucous Behaviour in House of Assembly
Question Period resumes this afternoon after tensions boiled over - not once, but twice in the House of Assembly on Thursday. Premier Tony Wakeham is now calling for decorum in the House of Assembly f...
May 25, 2026 The House of Assembly, March 2026 (HoA)
Dean Penney Investigation 'One of the Most Expensive' Carried Out in NL
RCMP say they "welcome and respect" the guilty verdict in the Dean Penney murder trial. After several days of deliberations, the jury came back with their decision Sunday morning in Corner Brook. Penn...
May 25, 2026 RCMP Inspector Adam Palmer (VOCM News)
Man Wanted for Theft at Village Shopping Centre Arrested at Bus Stop
RNC didn't have to look too far to find a man believed to be responsible for a theft at the Village Shopping Centre yesterday. Police were called to a theft at the mall around 4:00. As officers were p...
May 25, 2026
Government and NLMA Working to Recognize Family Medicine as Specialty
Work is now underway to formally recognize family medicine as a specialty in Newfoundland and Labrador. The provincial government is working with the medical association on the change. Doing so would ...
May 25, 2026
Man Crashes Car Trying to Evade Police on Kenmount Road
A man is facing a handful of charges after a traffic stop on Kenmount Road resulted in him crashing his vehicle into the woods. Someone phoned RNC to report a possible impaired driver around 10:20 las...
May 25, 2026
Nominations Now Open for Council of the Federation Literacy Award
The provincial government is accepting nominations for the Council of the Federation Literacy Award. Nominations are being accepted for those who deliver programs, services or initiatives that help to...
May 24, 2026 (VOCM News)
RCMP Welcomes Guilty Verdict in Dean Penney Trial
RCMP say they "welcome and respect" the guilty verdict in the Dean Penney murder trial. After several days of deliberations, the jury came back with their decision Sunday morning in Corner Brook. Penn...
May 24, 2026 RCMP Inspector Adam Palmer (VOCM News)
John Steele Urges Youth to Push for Better Business Conditions
A well-known St. John's businessman is encouraging young people to advocate for better conditions for businesses to thrive in the province. Earlier this week Long Play Capital CEO and concert promoter...
May 24, 2026 John Steele (VOCM News)
Push for More Heritage Funding Reaches House of Assembly
The NDP is calling on the provincial government to provide adequate funding to help preserve heritage buildings. The MHA for St. John's East-Quidi Vidi, Sheilagh O'Leary, says a number of concerns hav...
May 24, 2026 Sheilagh O'Leary in the House of Assembly
