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Two Men Convicted and Sentenced in Connection with Separate Drug and Weapons Seizures
RCMP are welcoming convictions of two men on separate drugs and firearms charges last year. 26-year-old Asian Htoo was the first to be arrested on January 14, 2025. Police say a search of his St. John...
Feb 20, 2026 Part of a major police operation on Cashin Avenue in January of 2025 (from submitted video)
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Trump's Global Tariffs Illegal
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump's global tariffs imposed unilaterally by excercising his emergency powers, were illegal. That includes his so-called reciprocal tariffs levied agains...
Feb 20, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump (C-SPAN)
Population Drops in NL for Q4
The population of Newfoundland and Labrador dropped the last quarter of the year, the first such shift in quite some time. The number of people who called this province home went up the last quarter o...
Feb 20, 2026 Cowan Heights (Engage St. John's)
Capital City Working to Clear Side Streets Following Storm
Crews are working to clear snow from city streets in St. John's, with the aim to have all streets plowed by 4:00 this afternoon. Widening operations begin after that, but where does the city put all t...
Feb 20, 2026 (VOCM News)
RNU Proposes Province-Wide System to End Reliance on Costly Agency Nurses
The Registered Nurses' Union has given the provincial government a proposal that it says would end reliance on expensive travel agency nurses. Newfoundland and Labrador has spent tens of millions of d...
Feb 20, 2026
Staffing Gaps Persist in 24-Hour Snowclearing Rollout
The Minister of Transportation says his department still isn't where it wants to be in having the staff in place to provide promised 24-hour snowclearing in some areas. Barry Petten says challenges re...
Feb 20, 2026 Transportation Minister Barry Petten (VOCM News)
Political Scientist: Former Prince Andrew's Arrest 'Historic'
Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested by police in the U.K. on suspicion of passing on sensitive information to American financier and convicted pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein. Suspic...
Feb 20, 2026 (Wikipedia Photo)
Province Intends to Rebuild Cabot Academy After Wildfire Destruction
The provincial government says it has "every intention" of replacing Cabot Academy which was destroyed in last summer's wildfires, but there are many factors that still have to be considered before an...
Feb 20, 2026 Cabot Academy, before and after the fire
All Levels of Government Commit Nearly $7M for CBS Water, Sewer Upgrades
A total of nearly $7-million from the three levels of government has been set aside for improvements to water and sewer systems in CBS. The money will be put towards the installation of new drinking w...
Feb 20, 2026
Man Arrested After Assaulting Three Bar Staff
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after assaulting a number of bar staff on George Street last night. Police were called just after 2 a.m. to the business, where three staff members were assaulted, ...
Feb 20, 2026
