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King Charles III Reads Speech from the Throne, Highlighting Tightened Fiscal Responsibility and Public Safety
King Charles III read the Speech from the Throne from the Red Chamber this afternoon, opening parliament under a new government and Prime Minister. Canada will join Europe's defense plan for acquisiti...
May 27, 2025 King Charles III and Queen Camilla in the Red Chamber (CPAC)
Close to $160,000 Raised to Support Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Women
It was a record-breaking year for the Health Care Foundation's Brunch with the Bags, an event that raised more than $158,000 in support of women's health care in Newfoundland and Labrador. The 17th an...
May 27, 2025
Policing Survey Shows More People Feel Less Safe Than They Did 5 Years Ago
A new survey from the Policing Transformation Working Group is painting a troubling picture about how safe Newfoundlanders and Labradorians feel in their communities, and the effectiveness of the poli...
May 27, 2025
Bidding Process Results in Some Metro-Region Homes Selling for Well Above Asking Price
Increasingly, buyers in the real estate market are being encouraged to enter a bidding process. It's resulted in a number of homes being sold in the metro area for tens of thousands above the asking p...
May 27, 2025 (Photo via City of St. John's.)
Young Person Charged Following Disturbance
A young person has been charged after a disturbance at a home in Mount Pearl yesterday afternoon. RNC were called to the home around 4:30 and arrested the teenager for assault, mischief, and threats t...
May 27, 2025
Potential Record-Breaking Temps in Store for Central Newfoundland This Week
Parts of central Newfoundland are going to get an early blast of summer this week with temperatures in the upper 20s. The forecast for parts of central is showing a high of 27 degrees on Thursday, and...
May 27, 2025
2,800 Bags of Garbage Collected During Outer Ring Cleanup
The annual cleanup of debris on the sides of the Outer Ring Road this past weekend resulted in 2,800 bags of garbage collected. That's down from last year when more than 3,700 bags were picked up. Awa...
May 27, 2025 Photo via X
Town of Paradise Fed Up With ATV Riders Damaging Sports Fields
The Mayor of Paradise is sounding the alarm over damage being caused by off-road vehicles tearing up local sports fields. Mayor Dan Bobbett says a number of drivers are taking to softball and soccer f...
May 27, 2025
Black Iceberg Captured Off Coast of Labrador
The photographer who captured a rare black iceberg off the coast of Labrador says he's never seen anything like it. Hallur Antoniussen is originally from the Faroe Islands, but has been living in Carb...
May 27, 2025 (Submitted/Hallur Antoniussen)
NLHS Has No Issue With Care Provided by Chief of Family Medicine in Central
The CEO of NL Health Services has no problem with the service provided by the chief of family medicine in central Newfoundland. NLHS came under fire from the PCs for allowing Dr. Ammar Al-Rubaye to sp...
May 27, 2025 NL Health Services CEO Pat Parfrey. (VOCM News/file)
