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Government Exploring New Tech Opportunities Within Health Care
The provincial government has released its 2024-26 HealthTech and BioTech Ecosystem Action Plan. What that means essentially, says Technology Minister Andrew Parsons, is that the province is willing t...
Oct 03, 2024 Andrew Parsons Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology
Prosecutors Argue Skating Coach Took Advantage of Young Students
A figure skating coach accused of sexual assault knew the "high regard" his young students had for him, and took advantage of that to abuse two of them, the prosecution argued yesterday. Matthew Power...
Oct 03, 2024 Power in court on October 2, 2024. (VOCM News)
Government Hosting Training on New Towns and Local Service Districts Act
A series of training sessions on the new Towns and Local Service Districts Act has begun. The new legislation, which reflects the current and evolving nature of municipal government, will come into ef...
Oct 03, 2024
Amendments Made to Move Ahead With Environmental Assessment for Offshore Wind Development
Amendments to the Atlantic Accord Act, Bill C-49, passed this week, creating the regulatory process for the development of offshore wind in Newfoundland and Labrador. The revisions have been a long ti...
Oct 03, 2024
RNC Nab Impaired Driver and Rowdy Passenger on Topsail Road
It began as a case of impaired driving on Topsail Road but by the time the dust had settled, a woman who was a passenger was the one who was taken to the lockup. The 34-year-old man who was driving wa...
Oct 03, 2024
Contract Awarded for Bailey Bridge in Marystown
The provincial government has awarded a $5.7 million dollar contract to Trident Construction for the erection of a Bailey bridge spanning the Narrows and connecting the two sides of Marystown. The tow...
Oct 03, 2024
Overnight Crash Closes Portion of Topsail Road Near Overpass
RNC and the fire department were busy over the past 24 hours responding to vehicle accidents in metro. There were no fewer than seven such incidents, each resulting in injury. In one of them, which ha...
Oct 03, 2024 Photo via X
Gas Prices Down, Diesel Up This Morning
Some fuels cost less this morning while others are up. Gas dropped by close to 2 1/2 cents per litre but diesel rose by two cents on the island and in most of Labrador. In Labrador West, diesel went u...
Oct 03, 2024
No Helmet Worn in Fatal Crash Involving Electric Scooter, Light Pole
A 47-year-old man has died after hitting a light pole while riding an electric scooter in downtown St. John's on Monday. Police say the incident occurred just before 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of W...
Oct 02, 2024
Several Valuable Items Stolen from Home in Newman's Cove
Bonavista RCMP are investigating a break-in on Strickland's Lane in Newman's Cove that saw a number of expensive items removed from the property. Someone broke into the property sometime between 5:00 ...
Oct 02, 2024
