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RCMP Issue Arrest Warrant for Stephenville Man
RCMP have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 25-year-old Stephenville man. Police say Jonathan Burke, wanted on breaches of a conditional sentence order, has been evading their efforts to arrest him...
Jul 02, 2025 Jonathan Burke (RCMP)
Three Arrested Following Serious Assault in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Three people have been arrested in relation to what RCMP say was a serious assault at Da Shed pub in Happy Valley-Goose Bay early Saturday morning and a series of other crimes. RCMP were contacted aro...
Jul 02, 2025
City of Mount Pearl Seeking Public Input Towards Development of Community Safety Plan
The City of Mount Pearl has launched a safety survey towards the development of its Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. The city hosted a community conversation on public safety back in December fol...
Jul 02, 2025
Province Adjusts Climate Action Plan in Efforts to Achieve Net Zero by 2050
The provincial government has made changes to its climate action plan, adding 54 new ways in which to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. Environment Minister Scott Reid says the goal is to reduce ...
Jul 02, 2025
Advocacy Group Calling for Introduction of 'Right to Repair' Legislation
Increasingly, consumers are being faced with difficulties getting products fixed or repaired, so much so, some have resorted to having to buy anew. That's sparked calls for governments to introduce 'R...
Jul 02, 2025
NLHS Stands by Assertion that Costs Are Down With Reduction in Agency Nurses
The CEO of NL Health Services maintains that there was a reduction in cost as the result of a drop in the use of agency nurses by the health authority. Dr. Pat Parfrey announced in February that the u...
Jul 02, 2025 NLHS CEO Dr. Pat Parfrey (VOCM News)
Teachers Already Seeing Positive Impact from Restrictions on Cell Phone Use
It's only been a few months since a new cell phone policy in schools was adopted province-wide, but the minister of education says schools are already seeing positive changes. The new policy was imple...
Jul 02, 2025
Nearly Three Quarters of Fuel Removed from Baltic III to Date
Close to three quarters of the heavy fuel onboard the Baltic III, grounded near Lark Harbour since February, has been removed from the ship. The Canadian Coast Guard provided the update a few days ago...
Jul 02, 2025 Photo via Susan Keough/DFO.
Licensed Insolvency Trustee Cautions Against Giving in to Urge to Splurge This Summer
A financial advisor is encouraging people not to take too much stock in what other people are doing when trying to stay in the green this summer. Nancy Sneddon, President of BDO Debt Solutions and a l...
Jul 02, 2025 Nancy Snedden
Minor Damage to Home After Garden Fire in Centre City
Members of the St. John's Regional Fire Department made quick work in putting out a fire in a centre city backyard. Crews were called to the home around 2:30 this morning where a fire had started in a...
Jul 02, 2025
