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Joint Funding Announced for New Metrobuses as Old Diesel Fleet Phasing Out
The capital city is joining forces with the provincial and federal governments in the purchase of new electric buses for the Metrobus fleet over the next ten years. Upgrades are also being made to the...
Dec 19, 2024
Marine Atlantic to Address Capacity Issues in Next Year or Two
The CEO of Marine Atlantic admits that stakeholder groups are raising concerns about capacity on the Gulf service and the corporation should be in a better position to address capacity in the next yea...
Dec 19, 2024
Chris Carter Sentenced to 10 Years For Sexual Abuse of Two Girls
A Pouch Cove man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the repeated sexual abuse of two girls. The prison term was imposed on 38-year-old Chris Carter this afternoon at Supreme Court in St. Joh...
Dec 19, 2024 Chris Carter is shown on video from the Bishop's Falls Correctional Centre during his sentencing today. (VOCM News)
To Drink, or Not to Drink? Balancing Social Benefits vs Health Risks this Holiday Season
The Christmas season is a time of celebration, but how much is too much, if you choose to drink? Guidelines released in 2023 by the Canadian Centre of Substance Use and Addiction suggested that those ...
Dec 19, 2024 (Photo via cancer.ca)
RCMP Seize Opioids, Semi-Automatic Rifles in CBS Drug Bust, Two Arrested and Charged
Two people have been arrested and are facing numerous charges following a major drug bust in CBS that resulted in the seizure of powerful opioids and weapons. The RCMP investigation began on December ...
Dec 19, 2024
Federal Cabinet Shuffle Expected Tomorrow Following Freeland Resignation
A federal cabinet shuffle is expected in Ottawa tomorrow as Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation from cabinet continues to reverberate on Parliament Hill. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who had alrea...
Dec 19, 2024 Photo via CPAC
Police Discharging Old Fireworks in Safe, Controlled Manner in Paradise, Loud Bangs Expected
People in and around Paradise can expect to hear some loud bangs throughout the day, but not to worry. The RNC are in Paradise this hour disposing of what appears to be old fireworks or some type of e...
Dec 19, 2024
Almost a Dozen Builds Green Lit Under Rental Housing Loan Program
The provincial government has provided final approval for 11 projects under the Rental Housing Development Loan Program. The projects, part of the third phase of the program's rollout, have gone throu...
Dec 19, 2024 (Shutterstock.com)
Collective Soul, Mick Davis to Christen New Jag Soundhouse in March
Jag Soundhouse, the capital city's newest live music venue, will be opening March 15th of next year, the lineup for which was announced this morning. Collective Soul, along with local rockers Mick Dav...
Dec 19, 2024
Coady Coy on Whether NL Will Seek Cash Back From HST Holiday
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt might be headed for a confrontation with the federal government over $70 million in tax revenue the province will lose as a result of the federal sales tax holiday. Bu...
Dec 19, 2024
