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NATO Members, Including Canada, Agree to 5 Per Cent of GDP Defence Spending by 2035
NATO members have committed to defence spending of 5 per cent of GDP by 2035 at meetings in The Hague. More importantly for NATO members was U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to NATO and Articl...
Jun 25, 2025 (NATO)
Average Agency Nurse Costing Heath Authority More Than $400,000 a Year says Auditor General
The province's Auditor General has "serious concerns" about the way agency nursing contracts are let and managed by the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Authority. And Denise Hanrahan put an exclamati...
Jun 25, 2025 Auditor General Denise Hanrahan (VOCM News)
Cremations and Burials of Unclaimed Bodies to Begin This Week
Newfoundland and Labrador has awarded the contract for the cremation and burial of unclaimed human remains to Barrett's Funeral Home. Last month, under updated legislation, NL Health Services launched...
Jun 25, 2025 NL Health Services provides an update on operations, June 23, 2025 (VOCM News)
Goulds Farmers Pay Tribute to Local Centenarian
There was a celebration in the Goulds today for a well-known farmer and patriarch of a long-established local family. Leonard Ruby turned 100 today, and the occasion was celebrated with a tractor para...
Jun 25, 2025 Leonard Ruby celebrates his 100th birthday surrounded by family (VOCM News)
Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl on Walking Trail Appears in Provincial Court
A young man accused of robbing and sexually assaulting a teenage girl on a St. John's walking trail made a second appearance in provincial court this morning. Twenty-year-old Conway Whalen was charged...
Jun 25, 2025
Core Staffing Review Long Overdue, says Registered Nurses' Union
The Registered Nurses' Union says a core nurse staffing review is long overdue, but it offers a glimmer of hope for nurses who it says have been holding the health care system together under "extraord...
Jun 25, 2025 (RNU President Yvette Coffey)
Former Victoria Fire Chief Calls Resignation of Volunteer Fire Department 'Sad' Situation
The former fire chief in Victoria is calling this a "sad day" in the town. Twenty of the town's 24 volunteer firefighters withdrew their services yesterday citing "disrespectful" treatment from the to...
Jun 25, 2025 (Victoria Fire Chief Justin Parsons.)
Abby Newhook Selected by Boston in PWHL Draft
St. John's native Abby Newhook has been drafted into the Professional Women's Hockey League. Newhook was drafted 34th overall by the Boston Fleet during last night's PWHL draft. She previously played ...
Jun 25, 2025 Abby Newhook
Several Cabinet Ministers in U.K. Showcasing Province's Offerings to Potential Newcomers, Business Leaders
The provincial government is sending a contingent of cabinet ministers to London to try to attract talent, boost tourism and expand trade and investment with the U.K. Ministers Steve Crocker, Gerry By...
Jun 25, 2025 (VOCM News)
Deloitte to Complete Nursing Core Staffing Review at Some NL Facilities
The provincial government says Deloitte has been chosen to complete a nursing core staffing review at a number of facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador. The review will include a detailed examinatio...
Jun 25, 2025
