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Man Facing Several Assault Charges After Incident at Avondale Home
A 33-year-old man is facing a list of charges following a disturbance in Avondale Wednesday night. Police were called to a home on Barry's Island Road around 7:30 after a man was allegedly assaulted b...
Nov 08, 2024
Driver Owing Over $30,000 in Fines Issued Additional Tickets
A man who managed to rack up over $30,000 in outstanding fines will have to find other means to get around after being hauled over by the RNC. Patrolling officers pulled the vehicle over in the capita...
Nov 08, 2024
Stiffer Penalties For Animal Cruelty 'Substantial Deterrent': Byrne
The provincial government has introduced changes to the Animal Health and Protection Act, increasing fines and penalties and providing a broader scope of enforcement action. Among the changes are clea...
Nov 07, 2024 Minister Gerry Byrne
Torbay Bypass Rightly Renamed After 'Force of Nature' Kevin Parsons
The Torbay bypass road has been renamed after former area MHA Kevin Parsons who passed away in August. The ceremony was held this morning at Confederation Building. Tributes were paid to Parsons in th...
Nov 07, 2024 Premier Andrew Furey and Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham with members of Kevin Parsons' family. (VOCM News)
Energy NL Chalks Up Lack of Offshore Bids to 'Last Class' Attraction
The province's offshore regulator says there were no takers following a recent call for bids for exploration licences in the eastern Newfoundland offshore. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshor...
Nov 07, 2024
NL's Critical Minerals Grabbing Global Attention, Federal Funding
Premier Andrew Furey says this province's critical minerals are causing a commodities commotion around the world. And that was before it got high purity iron ore added to Canada's critical minerals li...
Nov 07, 2024
Privacy Commissioner Vacancy 'A Problem' For Office Mandate: Murray
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is in limbo following the recent resignation of interim commissioner Jackie Lake Kavanagh, and there's no word on whether anyone will fill the position until a n...
Nov 07, 2024 Sean Murray
Pay, Benefits, Agency Nurses Make Up Bulk of Health Spending: CIHI
The cost of health care delivery is rising and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says increased demand and compensation is a big part of the equation. CIHI projects health care spen...
Nov 07, 2024 BiancoBlue / Depositphotos.com
More Money For Provincial Police But Opposition Calls it Shortsighted
While the PC Justice critic says she's pleased with money allocated for improvements to policing in the province, she says it's missing a key piece of the puzzle. Yesterday Justice Minister Bernard Da...
Nov 07, 2024 Justice Minister Bernard Davis is shadowed by PC Justice critic Helen Conway-Ottenheimer outside the House of Assembly on Wednesday. (VOCM News)
Equal Voice Responds to Trump US Election Win
The co-chair of Equal Voice NL believes social media and misinformation played a major role in the US Presidential election and may have been a motivating factor in getting more young people to suppor...
Nov 07, 2024
