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Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Goulds
A 35-year-old man is facing a long list of drug trafficking-related charges after he was pulled over in the Goulds two weeks ago. The RNC say Sean Frampton was stopped for violating his court orders o...
Jun 11, 2024
Arrest Warrant Issued for Sheshatshiu Man
RCMP in Sheshatshiu have issued an arrest warrant for a 26-year-old man wanted on two counts of failing to comply with a release order. Police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of ...
Jun 11, 2024
Flanders Not Expected to Return to Service Until 2025
It looks as though it could be 2025 before the Flanders is put back into service. That's according to Transportation and Infrastructure Minister John Abbott. The ferry had to be put on the sidelines a...
Jun 11, 2024
Bay Roberts RCMP Investigating Theft of Outboard Motor
Bay Roberts RCMP are investigating the recent theft of an outboard motor taken from a home in the town. RCMP received a complaint on Sunday that the motor, valued at $6,000, was missing from a propert...
Jun 11, 2024
Labrador MHA Concerned With Delay of Kamutik W Ferry Service
Ferry service to northern Labrador was supposed to begin yesterday, but that wasn't the case due to the Kamutik W providing service on the Fogo Island run a few weeks ago. The vessel has since been re...
Jun 11, 2024 Lela Evans speaking with reporters in the House of Assembly (VOCM News)
Pair From New Brunswick Facing Numerous Drugs, Weapons Charges
A man and a woman from New Brunswick have been arrested and charged with drugs and weapons offences on the southwest coast. Early last Wednesday evening, RCMP received a report of suspicious activitie...
Jun 11, 2024
Cash, Drugs Seized From St. John's Home
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has seized drugs, drug paraphernalia, and cash from a home in St. John's. The home, in the center city area, was searched last Wednesday. Police seized $11,110 in c...
Jun 11, 2024
Churchill's Lawyers Ask Supreme Court to Scrap Second-Degree Murder Charge
Kurt Churchill's lawyers have asked the province's Supreme Court to throw out the second-degree murder charge against him because it's taken too long to get to trial. It will be four years this July s...
Jun 11, 2024 Defence lawyer Frank Addario and his client, Kurt Churchill, in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court on Tuesday. (VOCM News)
Search Continues for Missing Hunter in Northern Labrador
The search for a hunter reported missing in Labrador is moving into its second week. The 41-year-old left a cabin near Mistastin Lake on snowmobile on the morning of Monday, June 3, and hasn't been se...
Jun 11, 2024
Atlantic Ministers Speaking Out About Federal Workforce Funding Cuts
Provincial ministers from across the Atlantic region are joining forces and speaking out against the impact of federal workforce funding cuts. Minister Chyrstia Freeland recently suggested that the pr...
Jun 11, 2024
