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Wanted Man Caught With Stolen Car Keys in Pocket
It wasn't hard for police to trace a vehicle theft to a man who was walking around with the evidence in his pocket. RNC were tipped off about a suspicious person in Conception Bay South yesterday afte...
Dec 13, 2024
Cut to Interest Rate Good For Some, Not So Much For Others: Trustee
The Bank of Canada has reduced its key interest rate to 3.25 per cent, which is great news for people with mortgages coming due, or those in the market for a financial product such as a car loan. That...
Dec 12, 2024 (Bank of Canada via Google Maps.)
RCMP Seize Dozens of Firearms and Drugs in Carter's Cove Raid
A search of a home in Carter's Cove in central Newfoundland has resulted in the seizure of dozens of firearms, as well as a quantity of illicit drugs and cash, which resulted in the arrest of a 26-yea...
Dec 12, 2024
Lane Seeks Youth Crime Crackdown With House of Commons Petition
The Independent MHA for Mount Pearl-Southlands is taking his demands for a review of the Youth Criminal Justice Act to the House of Commons in Ottawa. Last week, in the wake of two violent attacks in ...
Dec 12, 2024 Paulo O / CC
NL to Reap $225 Billion From 'Historic' New Hydro Deal With Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador has signed what's being described an historic agreement with the province of Quebec to "terminate and replace" the 1969 Upper Churchill contract, and develop several other pr...
Dec 12, 2024 Premier Legault, then-Premier Furey and former Energy Minister Andrew Parsons when the Upper Churchil MOU was first announced (VOCM News)
Memory Ornaments Offered to Adorn Holiday Tree at Kelland Hospice
The Lionel Kelland Hospice, the province's only facility dedicated to end-of-life care, has introduced its first ever Forever in Our Hearts Holiday Tree fundraiser. Loved ones can be honoured with a m...
Dec 12, 2024
NDP Leader Criticizes Government Inaction on Seniors' Health Crisis
NDP leader Jim Dinn says he is "disheartened but not surprised" by the findings in a recent report from the Seniors' Advocate. The report, which was released yesterday, looks at a number of key areas ...
Dec 12, 2024
News of Upper Churchill Deal Greeted With Positive Vibes in Quebec
Quebec media are heralding today's announcement regarding Upper Churchill hydro power as a "joyful" one. Newfoundland and Labrador has been trying for decades to right the wrongs of the 1969 contract ...
Dec 12, 2024
Home Builders Association Urges Caution Amid Roofing Rush
The Executive Director of the Canadian Home Builders Association is urging people to do their due diligence when getting roofing jobs done. High winds and rain throughout the last month have left many...
Dec 12, 2024
Veterinarian Shortage Leaves Gander Without Key Services for a Month
The Gander Veterinary Clinic posted to social media this week that the town's only veterinarian will be out for almost a month, leaving the area without some services. This means that the clinic in Ga...
Dec 12, 2024 (Photo courtesy Veterinary Specialty Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador)
