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Essential Employees Designated by PUB Ahead of Potential Newfoundland Power Strike
As members of the IBEW Local 1620 get set for a strike vote, the PUB has issued an order setting the minimum number of essential Newfoundland Power employees required in the event of a labour dispute....
Feb 01, 2025 Newfoundland Power
Opposition Slams Furey's Response to Trump's Tariffs
The province's opposition parties believe Premier Andrew Furey's response to tariff threats from the United States is not far enough. Furey has convened multiple meetings with industry and community l...
Feb 01, 2025 (File/VOCM News)
Furey Urges Federal Support as U.S. Tariff Decision Looms
The country is waiting for word on what the White House will do about tariffs on Canadian goods today. Premier Andrew Furey says U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods will be "incredibly punishing," which co...
Feb 01, 2025 Photo submitted
RCMP Seize Vehicle After Driver Clocked at 141 km/h in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
A 21-year-old man had his vehicle seized this week after being pulled over for driving at speeds of up to 141 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP pulled the driver over on Thursday on...
Feb 01, 2025
Man Wielding Lighter and Scissors Arrested by RNC
A suspected drunk man who tried to charge at officers with a butane lighter and a pair of scissors has been arrested. RNC say they were called to a west end home in the capital city just after 11:00 l...
Feb 01, 2025
U.S. Slaps 25% Tariffs on Canada - Oil Spared With Lower Rate
US President Donald Trump confirmed today that tariffs are coming against Canada. The president, who has been threatening tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China says tariffs are coming on things lik...
Jan 31, 2025 Photo via C-Span
MUN Denies Cut in Teaching Assistants Cited in Social Media Post
A social media post suggesting that teaching assistant budgets have been cut at the Faculty of Science at Memorial University are not accurate, says MUN. The post suggests assignments are not being fu...
Jan 31, 2025
Lab Tests Lead to Drug-Impaired Driving Charge Against C.B.N. Man
RCMP have added a charge of drug-impaired driving against a 20-year-old Harbour Grace man following an incident on the south side of Carbonear last September. Police say Mitchell Cox was arrested Sept...
Jan 31, 2025 (Harbour Grace Provincial Court)
Tests Confirm Lethal Mix of Drugs Seized in Arrest on City Parking Lot
RCMP say lab analysis of drugs seized in St. John's in December has confirmed the substance to be a mix of fentanyl and a highly-potent type of horse tranquilizer, known as medetomidine. Federal RCMP ...
Jan 31, 2025
Benefit Concert Arranged For Local Musician With Cancer Diagnosis
A benefit concert has been organized for next week for a local musician diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. According to a Go Fund Me set up for Alison Corbett, she received her diagnosis just befor...
Jan 31, 2025 Alison Corbett (FB/Meta)
