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Situation Remains Stable Amid Forest Fires Near Churchill Falls; Evacuation Order Still in Place
NL Hydro has provided another update on the forest fires near Churchill Falls. In the most recent update around 9 a.m. this morning, officials said the situation remains stable with the fire still bur...
Jun 22, 2024 (Photo courtesy NL Hydro)
Provincial Water Bomber Staffing Under Question by Opposition
The Opposition is asking whether or not the province's water bombers are fully staffed. Opposition Forestry critic Pleaman Forsey says according to information released last July government reported h...
Jun 22, 2024 Pleaman Forsey
Escaped Inmate Back Behind Bars After One Week On The Run
The week-long search for an inmate who escaped from the West Coast Correctional Centre in Stephenville came to an end Friday night. RCMP say 31-year-old Tyler Bennett was arrested and 36-year-old Pam ...
Jun 22, 2024
Schedule Announced for Lying-in-State of WWI Unknown Soldier
The schedule has been released for the lying-in-state of the remains of the Unknown Soldier. The WWI Newfoundland Regiment soldier's remains were excavated from the battlefield where he died in France...
Jun 22, 2024 The Unknown Soldier's casket is taken off of the military plane towards the hearse.
Off-Road Users Urged to Prevent Fires with Spark Arresters and Extinguishers
Off-road users might be surprised to know the fire risk created by their machines as they travel through wooded areas. The provincial government this week imposed a province-wide outdoor fire ban as r...
Jun 22, 2024
St. John's Tuning Up for 2025 ECMAs Return
As the East Coast Music Awards prepare to return to the province for a live awards show for the first time in a decade, the organization's CEO says the annual event is more than simply an awards show....
Jun 22, 2024 Blanche Israel (VOCM News)
St. John the Baptist Cathedral Celebrates 325th Anniversary with Heritage Fair and Community Activities
The Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is marking its 325th anniversary as a parish - the oldest in Canada. A Cathedral Heritage Fair is being hosted outside the famed downtown landmark on Gow...
Jun 22, 2024 Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
High Turnout Expected for Tely 10: Organizers Prepared
Participation in this year's Tely 10 road race, set to go this Sunday, is expected to be the highest seen since before the pandemic. Race Director George Stanoev says they 're pleased with interest in...
Jun 21, 2024
Final Touches Underway on Newly-Refurbished War Memorial
The final touches are being put on the newly-refurbished National War Memorial in downtown St. John's ahead of the July 1st ceremony. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister John Abbott says there'...
Jun 21, 2024 Minister John Abbott at the War Memorial site in downtown St. John's recently.
RNC, RCMP Seize Over 840 Doses of Fentanyl in Steady Brook
RCMP and RNC officers on the west coast of Newfoundland say they have made the largest ever seizure of the drug fentanyl in the province. They say more than 840 doses of the lethal, illicit drug were ...
Jun 21, 2024
