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Shed Destroyed in Fatal Deer Lake Fire on Same Property Involved in Drug Bust
A fatal fire on Middle Road in Deer Lake on the weekend happened on the same property that was the subject of a drug bust last week. A 46-year-old man was arrested on October 11 and a quantity of coca...
Oct 16, 2024
Strange Blobs Washing Up on NL Beaches Puzzling to Scientists
A substance that has been washing up on beaches in Placentia Bay is continuing to mystify officials, but is likely to be organic in nature. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada in...
Oct 16, 2024 Photo via Philip Grace on Facebook
Unseasonably Warm Day in Metro Breaks Decades-Old Record
A lot of people ditched the fall outerwear yesterday as the metro region tied a record which had stood for almost a hundred years. Temperatures have gone back to seasonable but Robert Grove, a meteoro...
Oct 16, 2024
Crown Seeking New Trial for Man Acquitted of Craigmillar Avenue Murder
The Crown is appealing the acquittal of Kurt Churchill, and seeking a new murder trial for him in the 2020 shooting death of Jamie Coady. Churchill was accused of shooting Coady to death on Craigmilla...
Oct 16, 2024 File photo of Kurt Churchill with his Ontario defence lawyers Frank Addario and James Foy. (VOCM News)
Big Uptake in City of Mount Pearl's Radon Test Kit Program
The City of Mount Pearl is partnering with the Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists in encouraging residents to participate in the Radon Test Kit Challenge. Radon is a colourless...
Oct 16, 2024
Coast Guard Crewmember Remembered by Son on 35th Anniversary of Middle Cove Beach Tragedy
The son of a Canadian Coast Guard member whose heroic final act was remembered with the dedication of a Coast Guard ship in his name says he'd trade the ship for his dad any day. On October 15, 1989, ...
Oct 16, 2024 Gregory Peddle Senior pictured with his son. (Submitted)
Changes to Crown Lands Act Not Retroactive to New Applications
The provincial government is planning on making some significant changes to the Crown Lands Act, however it will only apply to new applications coming in. The changes will be introduced in the legisla...
Oct 16, 2024
Police Catch Up With Wanted Man After Brief Chase
Police noticed a dodgy character on Prince of Wales Street in St. John's overnight but the man decided to try and give the RNC the slip. Officers caught up with the 38-year-old after a brief foot chas...
Oct 16, 2024
Sharing Firefighting Resources With Quebec Not the Solution, says Lab West MHA
Comments from Premier Andrew Furey hinting that the province is looking at sharing firefighting resources with Quebec aren't sitting well with the Labrador West MHA. Last week, on the heels of the ann...
Oct 16, 2024 Jordan Brown
New Crown Land Legislation Will 'Provide Relief to This,' Byrne says
The province is introducing long-awaited legislation to improve the process of applying for, and gaining title to Crown lands. The changes include better support for people trying to acquire legal own...
Oct 15, 2024
