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Chance Harbour Wildfire Burning Away from Nearby Communities
Mother Nature will be the biggest factor today as crews battle a forest fire in Chance Harbour on the Bonavista Peninsula. The blaze started yesterday afternoon and quickly doubled in size to 1,200 he...
Jul 15, 2025 (Ryan Pitts/Facebook)
Live Fire Training at 5-Wing Goose Bay Tomorrow
The 5th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group will be conducting live fire training at 5-Wing Goose Bay tomorrow The Dakota Range will be considered an active area from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., with active shootin...
Jul 15, 2025 (Photo: happyvalley-goosebay.com)
Mayor of Fogo Cautiously Optimistic About Government Acquiring New Ferry
The Mayor of Fogo Island isn't putting much stock in word that the provincial government is working on getting another vessel for the intraprovincial ferry system. Ferry users on the Bell Island and F...
Jul 15, 2025
Local Actor/Comedian Calls New Gordon Pinsent Statue 'Perfect'
A Newfoundland actor and comedian says a new statue unveiled in Grand Falls-Windsor in memory of the late Gordon Pinsent "couldn't be more perfect" in its depiction. Pinsent passed away two years ago ...
Jul 15, 2025 (VOCM News)
Health Authority Hopes to Reduce Agency Nurses to Less Than 200 by Spring
The province's health authority says it has a prescription to wean itself off its dependence on expensive agency nurses. Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services CEO Dr. Pat Parfrey went into some de...
Jul 15, 2025 NLHS CEO Dr. Pat Parfrey (VOCM News)
RNC Arrest Man Wanted on Several Charges
A man who was on the RNC's wanted list on a number of charges is back in the arms of the law. The 50-year-old, who was wanted in connection to an incident that happened on Sunday, was picked up by off...
Jul 15, 2025
Liberal Cabinet Minister Scott Reid Not Seeking Re-Election
Cabinet minister and west coast MHA Scott Reid was the third member of the Liberal party to announce yesterday that he would not be seeking re-election. Reid has spent the last 11 years representing t...
Jul 15, 2025 Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation Minister Scott Reid (VOCM News)
Media Touring New Ambulatory Care Hub in Old Costco Building
Members of the media will get their first look at the new ambulatory care hub that has been built at the site of the old Costco on Stavanger Drive. In January 2024, the province awarded $82 million, 2...
Jul 15, 2025
Water Bombers, Ground Crews Being Deployed to Fight Wildfire Near Chance Harbour
Several properties have been damaged as an out-of-control wildfire continues to burn near Chance Harbour on the Bonavista Peninsula. The fire grew in size yesterday, prompting government to issue an e...
Jul 15, 2025 (Submitted)
Pair Arrested After Theft from Mount Pearl Business
RNC ended up getting two-for-one after a theft from a business in Mount Pearl last night. Police were called about a woman stealing around 10:00, however she took off in a car before officers arrived....
Jul 15, 2025 (File photo.)
