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NLC Uncorks Future Plans After Centennial Celebration
The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, and now CEO Bruce Keating says they are focused on their "second century" of serving people in Newfoundland a...
Jan 03, 2026 Bruce Keating (file photo)
Deer Lake Woman Charged with Theft, Breach of Probation
A 38-year-old Deer Lake woman has been charged after a theft from a convenience store at a local gas station Thursday evening. RCMP responded to the business on Upper Nicholsville Road around 6:30 aft...
Jan 02, 2026
RNC Investigating Capital City's First Shooting of 2026 - Shortly After New Year Began
The RNC is investigating the capital city's first shooting of 2026, just an hour or so after the new year began. Police were called following a disturbance at Buckmaster's Rotary Park around 1:20 on N...
Jan 02, 2026 Via Google maps
Man Slumped Over the Wheel Suspected of Drug-Impaired Driving
A 35-year-old man is facing a possible drug-impaired driving charge after an unusual incident on New Year's Day. Bonavista RCMP were called around 11:00 a.m. after a passerby noticed a man slumped ove...
Jan 02, 2026
St. John's Man Charged with Firearms Trafficking
A 41-year-old man has been charged with firearms trafficking following a police operation on Barachois Street in St. John's on New Year's Day. RNC with the help of the RCMP and the tactical squad resp...
Jan 02, 2026
Your Best Weapon Against Rising Costs? A Simple Budget says BDO
As we roll into 2026, many are contemplating changes in their finances to avoid falling further behind as things like escalating food costs and housing prices cut into their bottom line, but it's toug...
Jan 02, 2026 Nancy Snedden
Ottawa Extends Free Access Pass for New Year Adventurers
If part of your new year's resolution is to get out and explore more of the world around you, you're in luck. The federal government has extended its so-called Canada Strong Pass, allowing Canadians f...
Jan 02, 2026
MNL Prepares Province for Future Wildfire Threats
Some of the most devastating forest fires this province has ever experienced happened in 2025, and Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador is looking at ways to mitigate some of the risks ahead of th...
Jan 02, 2026 MNL President Amy Coady
NLTA Demands Action on Campaign Promises
The NL Teachers' Association is looking forward to working with the provincial government on promises made to address the issue of violence in schools. President Dale Lambe says that during the electi...
Jan 02, 2026 NLTA President Dale Lambe (VOCM News)
Heart's Delight Search Cracks String of Local Heists
A search of a vehicle and a property in Heart's Delight has surrendered items linked to at least three break and enters in the area, including one at the North Atlantic gas station in Whitbourne a few...
Jan 02, 2026
