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Flooding Disrupts K-6 Classes, Delays School Reopening in St. George's
Students at Bayview Academy in St. George's will have a delayed start to the new school year after flooding caused significant damage to the school's K-6 wing. Department of Education officials say he...
Aug 30, 2024 Bayview Academy
NLC Sees Boost in Cannabis and Alcohol Sales
The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation has released its financial results for the first quarter of their fiscal year, which ended on July 6, and overall sales are up. The biggest jump is in ...
Aug 30, 2024
Explore St. John's: Municipal Open House Set for September 15
The capital city is opening up its doors to the public in a couple of weeks, to allow people to see the inner workings of the city of St. John's. The municipal open house will give residents the chanc...
Aug 30, 2024
Joly and Furey Discuss Fisheries, U.S. Relations, Clean Energy
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly was in the province yesterday and met with Premier Andrew Furey on a number of issues. Premier Furey posted photos of the meeting on social media. He s...
Aug 30, 2024
Canadian Taxpayers Federation Pushes for Permanent Gas Tax Cut
The Canadian Tax Payers Federation is calling on the provincial government to make its cut to the gas tax permanent. The cut, which amounts to about eight cents per litre, was first introduced in spri...
Aug 30, 2024
RCMP's New Boss For NL Cites 'Deep Connection' With Province
The RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador is under new leadership. Assistant Commissioner Patrick Cahill has been named the new Commanding Officer for the province. Cahill brings over 32 years of experien...
Aug 29, 2024
Feds Ante Up With $1.6 Million For LGBTQ+ Groups in NL and P.E.I.
Two organizations that support the LGBTQ+ community in Newfoundland and Labrador are getting a funding boost from Ottawa. The federal minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth of Canada, Marci ...
Aug 29, 2024 Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth of Canada. (VOCM News)
Irishtown Man Charged With Accessing, Distributing Child Pornography
Almost a dozen child pornography charges have been laid against a man from Irishtown, on Newfoundland's west coast. Fifty-six-year-old Todd Byrne was arrested a week ago following a lengthy investigat...
Aug 29, 2024
Strong Support For Banning Cellphones in NL Classrooms, Survey Says
The provincial government is considering changes to address the use of cellphones in classrooms. It comes as other provinces, such as Manitoba and Ontario, have already introduced legislation banning ...
Aug 29, 2024
Police Piecing Together Details of Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Goulds
A man is dead following a motorcycle crash in the Goulds. The 44-year-old man's body, and bike, were discovered in brush along the main road shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday night by a man walking his d...
Aug 29, 2024
