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Province Increasing Monthly Funding for Foster Families, Starting June 1st
The province is increasing monthly funding for foster families and relatives who are caring for children, in hopes of attracting more families to the foster care program. Government is increasing its ...
May 12, 2026 Executive Director of the Foster Families Association of NL, Kelli Hodder, and Minister Joedy Wall (VOCM News)
Mount Pearl Also Dealing with So-called 'Trap Houses,' Encourages Residents to Reach Out About Problem Properties
There has been a lot of talk of late about so-called "trap houses" - properties that become magnets for criminal and disruptive activity - with added pressure on the provincial and municipal governmen...
May 12, 2026 A generic image of police conducting an investigation in the capital city (VOCM News)
MNL Concerned with Changes to Multi-Year Capital Works Program
Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador is concerned about changes to the two pots of money for towns and cities to expand and replace roads and water and sewer systems. The provincial government too...
May 12, 2026 Amy Coady (submitted)
RNC Names New Deputy Chief of Patrol Operations
The RNC has a new Deputy Chief of Patrol Operations. David B. White was officially promoted during a ceremony at the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's Headquarters yesterday. Deputy Chief White, who h...
May 12, 2026 RNC Deputy Chief David White and Chief Pat Roche (Submitted)
Privacy Commissioner Releases PowerSchool Cyber Attack Report
The privacy commissioner's office has released its report on the cyber attack involving PowerSchool and the actions of the public bodies responsible for safeguarding the personal information within th...
May 12, 2026
Man Previously Acquitted of Second-Degree Murder Charged in Paradise Assault
A man who was acquitted of second-degree murder back in 2014, and who has a long history of weapons-related offences, is scheduled to appear in court on May 27 on dozens of new charges. Thirty-six-yea...
May 12, 2026 Lyndon Butler (VOCM News file photo)
Workers Employed by Registered Nurses' Union on Strike
Workers employed by the Registered Nurses' Union of Newfoundland and Labrador are on strike. It's a rarity in the world of organized labour when a bargaining group experiences a strike by its own offi...
May 12, 2026 RNU Workers on strike on Major's Path (VOCM News)
Cruise Ship Expert Calls Hantavirus Outbreak an 'Anomaly'
A local cruise ship expert who has written books on the topic says the hantavirus outbreak linked to an expedition cruise ship is a bit of an anomaly. Ross Klein, a professor at Memorial University, s...
May 12, 2026 MV Hondius (Oceanwide Expeditions)
Lab Shrimp Seeking Share of DFO's TAC of Offshore Northern Cod
A Labrador-based fishing company is trying to gain a share of the DFO's northern cod allocation for the offshore. CEO of the Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company, or Lab Shrimp, Dwight Russell wi...
May 12, 2026 Nain Banker (Lab Shrimp)
Update Coming on Increased Funding for Foster Families and Kinship Carers
More details will be provided this morning regarding money in the provincial budget for foster families and kinship carers. Government has allocated $8-million to increase rates for caregivers this ye...
May 12, 2026 (Newfoundland and Labrador Foster Families Association)
