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The provincial government is proposing that all cell phones and personal electronic devices be barred from being seen or used in all schools and on school grounds. It comes after a number of jurisdict...

A former figure skating coach has been convicted of sex offences against two teenage girls. Thirty-year-old Matthew Power stared straight and steady at Justice Valerie Marshall until she uttered the w...

Whitbourne RCMP are searching for a man wanted on a number of charges. They say 32-year-old Lewis Sooley is being charged with dangerous driving, flight from police, driving while prohibited and use o...

The board members of Trinity Hall in Winterton have just concluded one 'wicked' trip to California, thanks to a Newfoundland connection to a blockbuster film. Wicked is a film adaptation of the stage ...

Four more people have been arrested in connection with two violent assaults in Mount Pearl on Friday - bringing the total number of young people arrested to six. Two teens were charged earlier this we...

Canada's top Mountie says Newfoundland and Labrador is in good hands with one of their own at the helm. Pat Cahill, a born and bred townie, formally took over the reins for this province yesterday dur...

Canada's Premiers will meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to discuss a 'team Canada approach' to the incoming United States Donald Trump administration, particularly as it relates to some s...

The provincial government has extended the period that receipts for drivers license and registration renewals are valid for due to the ongoing Canada Post strike. Government says the receipts, which c...

Philip Pynn, whose criminal history is well-known throughout the province, is facing new charges, this time for allegedly assaulting an inmate at Her Majesty's Penitentiary. The incident is said to ha...

Flair Airlines says it won't be coming back to Newfoundland and Labrador for the summer of 2025. In an email statement to VOCM News, the low-cost carrier has dropped both Deer Lake and St. John's from...