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Health Minister Announces New Hires for Western Memorial Cancer Centre
Two new radiation oncologists have been recruited for Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook. Krista Lynn Howell, the minister of health, says as part of the expansion of the cancer care p...
Jul 12, 2025 Health Minister Krista Lynn Howell (NL HOA)
St. John's Man Charged in Monroe Street Assault
A St. John's man has been arrested and charged with assault following an incident in St. John's on Thursday. The incident happened at a home on Monroe Street around 3:30 p.m. RNC officers were met by ...
Jul 12, 2025
Government Reverses Ferry Plan After Fogo Island Protest, Veteran Breakdown
The provincial government has announced that despite plans to move the Astron to the Bell Island run, it will be remaining with Fogo Island for the time being. Frustrated ferry users on Fogo Island bl...
Jul 11, 2025
Grand Falls-Windsor Woman Charged with Making Child Pornography
A woman from Grand Falls-Windsor has been charged by the RCMP with making child pornography. Police, including the RCMP-RNC Integrated Internet Child Exploitation Unit, searched a home in the town Apr...
Jul 11, 2025
Government Announces New Childcare Spaces on Avalon
The provincial government is touting the creation of some 631 childcare spaces on the Avalon Peninsula. The new spaces come from 27 new childcare centres that are either open, or will open in the comi...
Jul 11, 2025
Provincial Fire Ban Back in Place
The provincial government has implemented a province-wide fire ban. That means campfires are not permitted, and all permits to burn are cancelled. Devices that use gas, kerosene, propane, alcohol and ...
Jul 11, 2025
Hopedale Dog Contracts Rabies from Fox, Prompting Public Health Warning
People in Labrador are being advised to be vigilant over the next few weeks to protect pets and themselves from rabies. A dog in Hopedale which came into contact with a fox has tested positive for rab...
Jul 11, 2025
Driver Loses Licence, Vehicle After Being Clocked at 134 km/h in Uninsured Car
A 23-year-old man has lost his licence and the vehicle he was driving after being stopped for excessive speeding earlier this week. RCMP caught up with him on the Bay D'Espoir Highway after he was clo...
Jul 11, 2025 Photo via RCMP
Fake $100 Bill Used at Corner Brook Restaurant
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has confirmed the use of counterfeit money in Corner Brook. The RNC were called Tuesday afternoon after a counterfeit $100 bill was used to pay for a meal at a rest...
Jul 11, 2025 RNC Photo
Canada Sees Surprise Job Gains in June, But NL Jobless Rate Rises
The job numbers for June are out. Employment across the country increased by 83,000 in June and the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 6.9 per cent. Economists had expected no job gain...
Jul 11, 2025
