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NL Hydro to Test Labrador Island Link Today and Tomorrow
Testing of the Labrador Island Link is scheduled to take place over the next two days. The tests were initially scheduled to take place earlier this month, but had to be postponed. Essentially, the te...
Mar 25, 2026
Off Ramps at Heavy Tree Road Interchange Closed Until July 31
Starting today, the commute gets a bit more challenging for many in the metro region. All ramps at the Heavy Tree Road interchange on Pitts Memorial Drive are closed from now until July 31 as work get...
Mar 25, 2026 Pitts Memorial Drive (VOCM News)
Fuel Prices Down in Overnight Adjustment
There's some relief at the pumps this morning. The price of gas is down by about 10 cents. Diesel drops by 22 cents on the island and is down 21.5 cents in Labrador West. Furnace oil drops by 19 cents...
Mar 25, 2026 (VOCM News file photo)
NTSB says Fire Truck That Collided with Air Canada Flight on Tarmac at LaGuardia Did Not Have Transponder
The National Transportation Safety Board in the United States offered an update on its investigation into the circumstances leading up to a collision on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night th...
Mar 24, 2026 Jennifer Homendy of the National Transportation Safety Board in the U.S. (C-SPAN)
Paradise Suffers Set Backs in Snow Clearing, with Two Serious Incidents
The town of Paradise has been delayed in its snow clearing operations today after two serious incidents - one of which resulted in an employee being sent to hospital. The town says a worker was injure...
Mar 24, 2026 (Town of Paradise)
Millions Announced for Water and Sewer Updates on West Coast
More than $35.6 million in joint funding has been announced for improvements to municipal water and sewer infrastructure on the west coast. More than $12 million of that funding will be used for a new...
Mar 24, 2026
Man who was Suspended from Driving, Charged with Flight From Police
A 50-year-old man, who was already suspended from driving, has been charged after he failed to pull over for Clarenville RCMP near Bunyan's Cove Monday evening. RCMP say the man, who was known to be s...
Mar 24, 2026
Federal Cuts to Study Permits Disproportionately Affected Newfoundland and Labrador
Federal Auditor General Karen Hogan has found that changes made to reduce the number of new study permits issued by the Department of Immigration has disproportionately affected provinces like Newfoun...
Mar 24, 2026 Federal Auditor General Karen Hogan (CPAC)
Spring Storm Turns to Rain Before Changing Back to Snow This Evening
The more than 25 cm on the ground in the metro region - with lesser amounts further west - will turn into a soupy mess this afternoon as the temperature rises and the snow changes to rain. Schools in ...
Mar 24, 2026 (VOCM News)
RFP Issued for 3-Apartment Unit on Hoyles Avenue
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing is building three new apartments in the centre of St. John's. An RFP has been issued for the construction of one building on Hoyles Avenue, which will include three a...
Mar 24, 2026
