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Josh Smee: Tariffs to Drive Up Food Costs Due to US-Canada Integration
The Executive Director of Food First NL says groceries will be one of the first places consumers will see tariffs' impact. Josh Smee says the Canadian and U.S. economies and supply chains are so intri...
Feb 03, 2025
Flat Bay Band and Our Lady of Mercy Complex Receive Federal Support
Two major cultural projects on the west coast have received federal funding. The Flat Bay Band has received $800,000 to complete a project known as Mary Webb's Gathering Place. Mary Francis Webb was a...
Feb 03, 2025
PUB Adjusts Fuel Price Regulation, Gradual Increases Welcomed by Advocate
The PUB is making changes to how fuel price regulation is set. That will result in some fuel price increases to be brought in gradually - something one long-time advocate is welcoming. The changes bri...
Feb 03, 2025 Dan McTeague
Energy NL Criticizes U.S. Economic Actions, Calls for Diversified Energy Markets
Energy NL says its "deeply disappointed" with the economic action taken against Canada by the United States, the impact of which could be "substantive" to the local energy service and supply sector. E...
Feb 03, 2025 Energy NL CEO Charlene Johnson (VOCM News file photo)
Deer Lake Airport Outlines Plans to Increase Passenger Volumes in New Strategic Plan
The air gateway to the west coast of the island has a new strategic plan to cover the next five years. Deer Lake Regional Airport aims to increase passenger volumes by three per cent annually on avera...
Feb 03, 2025
NL Lumber Exporters Exploring European Market in Light of Trade War
Exporters in Newfoundland and Labrador are switching gear and finding markets other than the United States as a result of the trade war. Robin Philpott of the NL Lumber Producers Association says mill...
Feb 03, 2025
Man Charged After Assault at East End Home
A 27-year-old man spent the night in the lockup after assaulting someone at a home in the east end. RNC were called to the home around 8:00 last night and found a person with injuries. The victim did ...
Feb 03, 2025
Officials to Announce Return of Brier to St. John's
The worst kept secret in town is expected to be confirmed this morning in St. John's, with the location being a dead giveaway. Curling Canada officials will be joined by local politicians, curlers and...
Feb 03, 2025 NL Skip Brad Gushue during the 2024 Brier. Photo via X.
Government, Others to Outline Plans to Navigate Trade War Today
The gloves are off and Premier Andrew Furey, Finance Minister Siobhan Coady, and NLC President Bruce Keating are expected to detail measures Newfoundland and Labrador is taking in response to US tarif...
Feb 03, 2025
Wanted Man Trying to Evade Police Ends Up in Snowbank
A man on the RNC's wanted list tried to scramble last night, but his attempt to flee was anything but smooth. Police tracked down the wanted man inside a car in the parking lot of a business in the ea...
Feb 03, 2025
