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Wanted Man Evading Police in Sheshatshiu
RCMP in Sheshatshiu are searching for a man wanted on a number of charges. Police believe 37-year-old Matthew Andrew is evading arrest. He is wanted on numerous counts of failing to comply with a rele...
Nov 29, 2024
Forecast Promising for Downtown St. John's Santa Claus Parade
Organizers are preparing for an influx of people into downtown St. John's on Sunday with two major events on the go. But free Metrobus shuttles should help ease traffic congestion. The Downtown St. Jo...
Nov 29, 2024
Child Psychologist Advocates for Teaching Responsible Cell Phone Use in Schools
A local child psychologist agrees that cell phones can create unnecessary distractions in a learning environment, but the use cell phones by students is a far more nuanced issue than is sometimes pres...
Nov 29, 2024
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Holds Residential Tax Rates, Raises Business Taxes in 2025 Budget
Residential property taxes in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are holding the line, but business taxes are increasing by one mil after the town tabled its budget for 2025 last evening. Among the capital works ...
Nov 29, 2024
Fraser Institute: Canada's Crime Rates Now Higher Than the US
The latest chapter of the Fraser Institute's comparison of crime trends in Canada and the US shows that both violent and property crime rates are increasing in Canada and have now surpassed comparable...
Nov 29, 2024 (File photo/Tony Webster)
Over 17,500 NL Residents Access Virtual Care Through Teladoc in First Year
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says thousands of people have availed of virtual medical appointments with Teladoc since the service was first introduced last year. The province signed a two...
Nov 29, 2024
Man Charged With Impaired After Unusual Crash in Bay Roberts
A 58-year-old man is scheduled to appear in court on a charge of impaired driving after an unusual crash in Bay Roberts Wednesday night. Police were called after a collision on Snow's Lane around 10:0...
Nov 29, 2024
Man Who Drove Getaway Car in PWC Attack Avoids Time at HMP
The last of the five people convicted of almost killing a student outside the main entrance of Prince of Wales Collegiate last year has been sentenced to 20 months' house arrest, and a year of probati...
Nov 29, 2024 Tyler Greening awaits sentencing in provincial court this afternoon. (VOCM News)
Province's Industry Minister Not Going into Panic Mode Over Potential Tariffs on Canadian Exports
The province's minister of industry, energy and technology says it is not time to push the panic button yet on potential tariffs that could be imposed on Canada by the incoming Donald Trump administra...
Nov 29, 2024
Sixteen-Time Suspended Driver Facing Slew of Charges, Fines Following CBS Traffic Stop
A man facing a laundry list of charges, including sixteen suspensions from driving, was found doing exactly that in CBS yesterday. Officers recognized the man driving on Peacekeepers Way just before 3...
Nov 29, 2024
