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Jury Begins Deliberations in Roaches Line Murder Trial
The jury has been sequestered for the night after beginning deliberations late Thursday in the murder trial for one Nunavut man accused of killing another. Thirty-four-year-old Patrick Sulurayok is ch...
Feb 13, 2025 Crown attorneys Robert Roche (left) and Tim O'Brien speak with the victim's parents in Supreme Court. (VOCM News)
Newfoundland Transshipment Resuming Operations Using Second Wharf Following January Incident
Inspection work continues at the Newfoundland Transshipment facility at Whiffen Head in Placentia Bay after a tanker caused damage to the wharf on January 22nd. The company provided an update this wee...
Feb 13, 2025 File photo via Newfoundland Transshipment
Innu Nation Congratulates Vale on Completion of Voisey's Bay Mine Expansion
Members of the Innu Nation are congratulating Vale Base Metals on completion of its Voisey's Bay Mine Expansion Project. The company first announced its intention to expand the existing mine site to i...
Feb 13, 2025 Via Vale on Facebook.
Junior High Curriculum Changes to be Piloted in Some Schools this Fall: Education Minister
The education minister says government will be moving ahead with the first phase of changes to the junior high school curriculum this coming September. Krista Lynn Howell says they have 14 schools tha...
Feb 13, 2025
St. John's Driver Nabbed for Stunt Driving in Ottawa
A driver from St. John's is without their license after they were caught going over double the speed limit in Ottawa. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the 25-year-old, who was visiting a fr...
Feb 13, 2025
Karl Kenny, Founder of Kraken Robotics, Passes Away
A leader and innovator in the local marine technology sector has passed away. Karl Kenny, the founder of Kraken Robotics, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 64. Kenny, who was born in Fermeuse, was ...
Feb 13, 2025 Karl Kenny (via Kraken Robotics)
Province Launches New Campaign Encouraging Students to Consider Career in Trades
The provincial government has launched a new campaign aimed at getting young people into the trades. The Make it Excellent in the Skilled Trades Campaign encourages people to pursue such careers throu...
Feb 13, 2025
Sex Offender Stephen Hopkins Accused of More Indecent Acts at HMP
A man who last year was declared a long-term sexual offender is facing more charges of performing indecent acts in the presence of others at Her Majesty's Penitentiary. Police were called on January 2...
Feb 13, 2025 Stephen Hopkins in court in April 2024. (VOCM News)
Windco Experiencing Overwhelming Demand for Canadian Flags Since Tariff Threats from United States
The escalating threat of a tariff war between the U.S. and Canada has resulted in a run on flags at Windco in Portugal Cove-St. Philips. The company has been selling flags and flag poles to the genera...
Feb 13, 2025
Union Not Pleased With Use of Travel Nurses to Staff Old Corner Brook Hospital
CUPE is warning the health authority that using public funds to hire more agency nurses to staff much-needed long-term care beds in Corner Brook is not a solution. The union was responding to plans to...
Feb 13, 2025
