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Mark Carney Introduces Measures to Counter Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs
The Prime Minister has introduced what he's calling "carefully calibrated and targeted" economic measures to counter U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of reciprocal tariffs. Mark Carney says ...
Apr 03, 2025 Mark Carney (via CPAC)
Status Quo in DFO's Northern Cod Stock Assessment
The northern cod stock assessment is out, and the number of fish in the waters off Newfoundland and Labrador is about the same as in the past number of years. DFO scientist Paul Regular released the a...
Apr 03, 2025
'Don't Pass Out;' Local Canada's Got Talent Competitor Admits to Nerves During Golden Buzzer Performance
A Butlerville man who is moving onto the elimination round on Canada's Got Talent admits to being so nervous during his performance, he nearly passed out. Jacob Lewis' rendition of Bon Jovi's Bed of R...
Apr 03, 2025 Jacob Lewis (VOCM News)
Fisheries Minister Defends Decision to Extend Price-Setting Decision Deadline
Provincial fisheries minister Gerry Byrne is defending his decision to extend the deadline for the Fish Price Setting Panel's decision on snow crab prices this season. Byrne extended the deadline from...
Apr 03, 2025
Markets Plummet Following Trump's 'Liberation Day' Reciprocal Tariffs
Canadian and American markets took a nose dive today in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. The Dow Jones plummeted by 1,000 points this morning, the Nasdaq plunged by n...
Apr 03, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
Province Releases Roads Plan for 2025-26 and Beyond
Transportation Minister Fred Hutton will provide details this afternoon on the provincial government's roads plan. The province today announced more than $316 million for road construction and mainten...
Apr 03, 2025
Spring Snowfall Not Expected to Stick Around
We're a couple of weeks into spring but Mother Nature is apparently unaware of that. About 10 cm of snow is on the way for the southern strip of the island from roughly St. John's to Port aux Basques....
Apr 03, 2025
Second Person Released on Bail in First-Degree Murder Case
Two of three people accused of planning and carrying out a murder in Bay Roberts have now been released on bail. Forty-one-year-old Matthew Kavanagh was freed yesterday after a hearing at Supreme Cour...
Apr 03, 2025 Matthew Kavanagh (VOCM News)
North Sun Energy Continues Nova Scotia Expansion with Seven New Orangestore Locations
A Newfoundland and Labrador business is continuing its expansion into Nova Scotia with the opening of seven new Orangestore locations. The Orangestore brand is operated by North Sun Energy, a business...
Apr 03, 2025
Four Arrested After RCMP Search Carbonear Home
RCMP is expected to provide an update today on a police operation in Carbonear yesterday that resulted in four arrests. Police officers, armed with a warrant, searched a property on the Southside Road...
Apr 03, 2025
