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Byrne Joins Call for Early Start to Snow Crab Season
Provincial Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne has written his federal counterpart asking that the snow crab season officially open March 15th instead of April 1st. The FFAW is hoping to make the most of t...
Feb 05, 2025 Processing of crab at Quinlan plant in Bay de Verde during media tour of facility
Lewisporte Rejects Proposed Biomedical Waste Facility Location
The town of Lewisporte says it's heard the concerns of its residents and it will not approve the location of a proposed Biomedical Waster Facility in the town's industrial park. Paul Dalley Holdings i...
Feb 05, 2025 Photo via Gov NL
Trial Halted for Week as Jury Reviews Victim's Criminal Record in Murder Case
The jury has been given the rest of the week off in the trial for a man charged with a murder on Roaches Line. This, after being handed the criminal record of the victim, and seeing one of their own r...
Feb 05, 2025 Defence lawyers Bob Buckingham and Danny Vavasour with their client, Patrick Sulurayok, in Supreme Court on Tuesday. (VOCM News)
Local Grocers Taking Guess Work Out of Supporting Local Products
Local grocers are working to help customers interested in supporting Canadian jobs and businesses make informed choices. The Powell Group of Companies and Atlantic Grocery Distributors have a range of...
Feb 05, 2025
Fishery Stakeholders, Government Holding Roundtable on Tariff Threats
Players in the province's fishing industry are meeting virtually today to forge a path forward as the threat of US tariffs looms over the Canadian economy. Representatives of the FFAW, Association of ...
Feb 05, 2025
Ice Causes Damage to Bell Sites Along North Coast of Labrador
Some phone and communications services on the north coast of Labrador may be affected by ice damage caused to microwave tower equipment. Crews reported severe ice damage to the newly installed antenna...
Feb 05, 2025
Credit Monitoring Now Available for Those Impacted by PowerSchool Breach
Credit monitoring services for people impacted by the PowerSchool cybersecurity breach are now available. Last week, the province revealed that some 271,000 Students and 14,000 teachers had their data...
Feb 05, 2025
Man Charged in Theft from Downtown Business
A man didn't manage to get very far after making off with stolen goods from a business in downtown St. John's yesterday afternoon. RNC were called to a theft in progress at the store just before 4 p.m...
Feb 05, 2025
Province Launches New Buy Local Campaign
The provincial government has officially unveiled its new buy local campaign. Premier Andrew Furey, flanked by numerous other cabinet ministers and government officials, unveiled the campaign logo and...
Feb 04, 2025
Poor Road Conditions Prompt Warnings from RCMP
Police in eastern Newfoundland warning of dangerous conditions on highways this afternoon. Snow and blowing snow have been peppering the roadways throughout the day, with both Bay Roberts RCMP and Har...
Feb 04, 2025 Photo via NL 511
