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Province to Pay $1.2 Billion in Debt Servicing in This Fiscal Year
Interest payments on the province's debt will cost taxpayers $1.2-billion this year, and a financial advisor says while residents won't necessarily see direct impacts from that, there will be indirect...
Apr 11, 2025
Fox Harbour Man Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Hit and Run
A Placentia Bay man has pleaded not guilty in connection with a fatal hit and run in St. John's on Regatta Day last year. Thirty-eight-year-old Mark Duke of Fox Harbour is charged with impaired drivin...
Apr 11, 2025 Crash scene at Hamel and Freshwater (VOCM News/file)
NL Wrestling Pioneer Wes Hutchings, A.K.A Hartford Love, Passes Away
A pioneer of the local professional wrestling scene has passed away. Wes Hutchings, known by his ring name Hartford Love, has passed away at the age of 84. Hutchings' daughter, JoAnn, announced his pa...
Apr 11, 2025 (Via Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling on Facebook)
Restaurants Canada Pleased with Budget Measures to Help Local Business
Restaurants Canada is applauding two measures introduced in this week's budget that it says will help local operators. This year's budget includes a loan guarantee program to help locally-owned restau...
Apr 11, 2025
'Loud Bang' Prompts Police Investigation in Airport Heights
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has released more information about a situation in Airport Heights this morning that resulted in a heavy police presence. The RNC was called just after 3:00 a.m. to...
Apr 11, 2025
Driver Injured After Vehicle Slams into Home on Elizabeth Avenue
Investigators are seeking any possible witnesses or video footage of a dramatic crash on Elizabeth Avenue in St. John's early this morning. The RNC say a vehicle left the road and crashed into a house...
Apr 11, 2025
Province Owed More Than $51 Million in Outstanding Fines
The amount of money owed to government from outstanding fines has ballooned to $51 million, despite repeated efforts over the years to recoup the cash. In 2022, the amount of outstanding fines totaled...
Apr 11, 2025
Bonus Draw Deadline Tonight in Health Care Foundation's Home Lottery
It could be the trip of a lifetime or a life-changing amount of money. The Health Care Foundation's Home Lottery has a new component this year: a bonus draw. The deadline to get in on it is midnight t...
Apr 11, 2025 Home Lottery dream home interior, April 2025 (HCF Home Lottery)
COD-NL Cites Barriers in Accessing Province's New Disability Benefit
A new monthly disability benefit of up to $400 confirmed in this week's budget is something that the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities has been calling for for years, and they were happy to see i...
Apr 11, 2025 Nancy Reid (VOCM News)
Murder Suspect, and Brother, Appear in Court Following Capture
Two brothers made their first appearances in provincial court in St. John's this morning -- one charged with first-degree murder, the other with helping him escape. Nineteen-year-old Ibrahim Hussein a...
Apr 11, 2025 Ibrahim Hussein in St. John's provincial court on Friday, April 11, 2025. (VOCM News/file)
