Former teacher and volleyball coach Markus Hicks was sentenced to 18 and a half years minus time served in prison this morning for sexual assault and child luring. Hicks pleaded guilty to 54 charges in June, including 13 counts of sexual assault and six counts of child luring. The Crown sought 18 to 20 years […]
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Food First NL says this year’s federal budget delivers only one of its 16 recommendations on food security. Back in August, the group joined national advocates calling for higher incomes, targets to reduce food insecurity, Indigenous-led food programs, and a permanent school food program. Budget 2025 only fulfills that last request, making the National School […]
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Holyrood RCMP has laid charges against 20-year-old Mitchell Goulding in relation to a hit and run that caused significant injuries to a pedestrian in September 2025. On September 2, 2025, Holyrood RCMP responded to a collision between an off-road vehicle and a pedestrian on Northside Road. The operator of a trail bike struck a pedestrian, […]
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Former Liberal Premier Andrew Furey has formally waived cabinet confidence on the 2041 Churchill River Management Expert Panel Report for Premier Tony Wakeham and his cabinet. The move allows the Premier Tony Wakeham, and his PC cabinet, to examine the work and independent analysis undertaken in the report. Premier Tony Wakeham wrote to Andrew Furey […]
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MusicNL’s Board of Directors has announced the recipients of the 2025 Honorary Awards. Lifetime Achievement: Dave PantingDenis Parker Industry Builder: June HiscockUnsung Hero: Paul Boomer Stamp Dave Panting is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and producer, and a founding member of two of Atlantic Canada’s most influential bands — Figgy Duff and Rawlins Cross. For more than four decades, he has stood at […]
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