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Rain and Freezing Rain Warnings Out for Parts of Newfoundland
It's going to be icy and watery on much of the island today-watery in the east and south, icy in central and the west. Rainfall warnings are out for the Avalon Peninsula, Clarenville and Marystown to ...
Apr 14, 2025 (File photo)
Investigation Continues Into Reports of Shots Fired on Thorburn Road
Several people were forced out of a home by the RNC's tactical unit last night after possible shots fired on Thorburn Road prompted an advisory for area residents to shelter in place. Residents in the...
Apr 14, 2025 (File photo)
Shelter-in-Place Order Lifted in Thorburn Road Weapons Incident
Police have lifted the shelter-in-place advisory for residents in the Thorburn Road area of St. John's. The advisory was issued around 9 p.m. as officers investigated a possible weapons offence. PUBLI...
Apr 13, 2025
NL Workforce Innovation Centre Joins National Magnet Network
A centre focused on using new technology to bolster the province's workforce has secured a valuable partner in its mission. The NL Workforce Innovation Centre is now part of the Best Practices Reposit...
Apr 13, 2025 Magnet Executive Director Mark Patterson with Sharon McLennon, Director, NL Workforce Innovation Centre. (VOCM News).
"No Action" on Disability Advocate Despite Long-Standing Promise, Says Coalition
There's an advocate for several segments of society: one for consumers, one for children and youth, and one for seniors. But no such person is in a similar position looking out for the interests of pe...
Apr 13, 2025
MUN Welcomes $400M Provincial Funding While Student Groups Call for More
Memorial University is welcoming what they call "enhanced investment" from the provincial government in the budget. MUN is getting $400-million from the province this year. That includes $312-million ...
Apr 13, 2025
Opposition Questions Age Limits on New Shingles Immunization Program
The opposition member for Baie Verte-White Bay says government missed an opportunity by not extending free shingles vaccine to all seniors. Lin Paddock raised the matter during budget debate in the Ho...
Apr 13, 2025
Council of Canadians Calls for Immediate Action on Pharmacare After Budget Silence
The Avalon Chapter of the Council of Canadians is raising concerns after they say government "managed to avoid any mention of Pharmacare" in the budget. Pharmacare legislation was passed by Ottawa las...
Apr 13, 2025 Laurynas Mereckas / Unsplash
Budget Allocates $123 Million for Housing, While Advocate Calls for Income Support Reform
The 2025 provincial budget has allocated over $123 million toward housing initiatives across Newfoundland and Labrador, including $32 million for new affordable housing construction and $26 million fo...
Apr 13, 2025
Fisheries Union Raises Concerns Over Grounded Baltic III
The fisheries union says its members on the west coast are very concerned about the lack of information on a ship which ran aground in the Bay of Islands in mid-February. The lobster season is not far...
Apr 13, 2025 Submitted photo
