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Opposition Critic Questions School Violence Policies After Incident Involving Brass Knuckles
The opposition education critic is asking questions about the policies and procedures that are in place for when a violent incident happens on school property. Paul Dinn is speaking out in response to...
Mar 11, 2025 Photo via NL HOA
Trepassey Urges Action as Breakwater Woes Hit Legislative Floor
The town of Trepassey's pleas for a new breakwater ended up on the floor of the legislature yesterday. The town's original breakwater was damaged by successive hurricanes a few years ago. They secured...
Mar 11, 2025 Damage caused to the breakwater in Trepassey earlier this year. Photo submitted by Sharon Topping.
Town of Churchill Falls Honored for Heroic Wildfire Response
The Minister of Justice and Public Safety is congratulating the town of Churchill Falls, which has received an Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award for its efforts last summer as out-of-contro...
Mar 11, 2025 Gov NL Forestry Department. Taken at 4 p.m. on June 25, 2024.
Cenovus Investigating Near Miss Involving Crane on SeaRose FPSO
Cenovus is investigating the cause of a near miss on the SeaRose FPSO, which involved a piece of a crane dropping onto the deck. The incident happened on March 1 according to an incident disclosure pu...
Mar 11, 2025
New Mental Health and Addictions Facility Set to Open April 13
The new mental health and addictions facility in St. John's will open to the public in a little over a month. NL Health Services has set the opening date for Sunday, April 13. That date will be preced...
Mar 11, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
Canadian and U.S. Markets Tumble After Trump Fails to Rule Out Recession
Those with any investment portfolios or funds tied up in Canadian and American markets more than likely noticed their stocks take a tumble yesterday as tensions between the two countries continue. The...
Mar 11, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
Teen Charged After Assaulting Officer in Downtown St. John's
A teenager has been charged after getting feisty with police during an arrest last night. RNC were called by someone in the downtown area around 10:30 p.m. saying two people were intoxicated. Police f...
Mar 11, 2025
Fishery Stakeholders, Government Boston Bound for Trade Show
Despite the current trade and tariff environment, many involved in the fishery, including government, are heading to Boston next week for a trade show on seafood. Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne notes ...
Mar 11, 2025 (Photo via Association of Seafood Producers.)
'Full Speed Ahead' With Churchill Falls Deal, Hydro CEOs Report
The new Churchill Falls agreement is exactly the kind of project and partnership Canada needs right now and into the future. So says the CEO of Hydro-Qubec, who was in Churchill Falls for the first ti...
Mar 10, 2025 NL Hydro CEO Jennifer Williams with Hydro-Québec CEO Michael Sabia. (Courtesy NL Hydro)
Better Use of Health Care Funding Key to Realizing Successes: Jones
The MP for Labrador says people in this province have yet to be able to put their finger on positive changes in the health care system despite an infusion of $2 billion to the provinces, including New...
Mar 10, 2025 (Yvonne Jones via X)
