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Woman Arrested on Breaches Following Break-In Investigation
A woman spent the night in the lockup after an investigation into a possible break-in at a home in the centre city. The homeowner called police just after 3:30 yesterday afternoon with concerns that s...
Mar 20, 2026
Legislation to Establish Disability Advocate Slated for Royal Assent
Legislation establishing the province's first Disability Advocate has passed another major step. Legislation to create the legal framework for the position was read for a third time last night, and is...
Mar 20, 2026 (Tony Wakeham/Facebook)
PCs Argue Further Reduction to Gas Tax is Premature
The provincial government says a Liberal amendment to make further cuts to the provincial gas tax in response to rising fuel prices from the war in Iran may be a case of jumping the gun. Earlier this ...
Mar 20, 2026 The price of gas in the metro area on March 20, 2026 (VOCM News)
Federal Minister Hints at Future Defence Announcements in NL
The federal government is giving out a total of $16-million in loans to local companies to support their work in the defence sector. Justice Minister Sean Fraser and MP Joanne Thompson delivered the g...
Mar 20, 2026 (VOCM News)
CBN Residents Relieved to Hear Cabot Academy Will be Rebuilt
Residents of the Conception Bay north shore are responding with excitement and relief to news that Cabot Academy - destroyed in last year's wildfires - will be rebuilt. The province yesterday announce...
Mar 20, 2026 What's left of Cabot Academy in Western Bay (VOCM News)
RNC Called Following 'Indecent Act' at Metro Hospital
A man has been charged after reports of an indecent act at the hospital last evening. Officers got word of the incident around 7:45 and spoke with several witnesses who said the man been causing issue...
Mar 20, 2026
Fuel Prices on the Rise in PUB's Regular Adjustment
The price of gas continues to rise, edging even closer to the $2 dollar a litre mark. The regulated price of gas rose by 6.3 cents a litre last night. Diesel is up 4.7 cents a litre on the island and ...
Mar 20, 2026 (VOCM News file photo)
Corner Brook RNC Search for Two Wanted Men
The RNC is searching for two men wanted on charges related to a disturbance in Corner Brook last weekend. Police were called to a home on Crestview Avenue on Saturday and found a man who had been assa...
Mar 19, 2026 Joshua Roberts and Todd Barry (submitted, RNC)
'They Lied;' NDP Leader Blunt in Assessment of AG Report's Revelations on NL Housing
The leader of the NDP is pulling no punches when it comes to the Auditor General's scathing report on social housing in the province. The report, which was released on Wednesday, paints a grim picture...
Mar 19, 2026 (VOCM News)
Crown Seeking Six-Year Sentence for Man Convicted of Killing his Grandmother
The Crown is seeking a six-year prison sentence for a man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his grandmother. It was four years ago this week that Brandon Tobin, in a drug-induced seizure, atta...
Mar 19, 2026 Defence lawyer Mark Gruchy speaks with his client, Brandon Tobin, in Supreme Court on March 19, 2026. (VOCM News)
