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Latest Fuel Prices for Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Fuel prices are up again this morning. Gas increases by 2.9 cents per litre. Diesel is up 2.7 cents and 2 and a half cents in Labrador West. Furnace oil costs an extra 2.3 cents. The price of stove oi...
May 13, 2026
Police Operation on Salmonier Line Causes Delays Over Supper Hour Commute
A police operation on the Salmonier Line caused a significant backlog of traffic over the supper hour commute Tuesday. Officers converged on an area about 1 km south of the Trans Canada. RCMP say desp...
May 12, 2026 (RCMP)
Dawson Mercer to Play for Team Canada in the IIHF World Championships
Bay Roberts native Dawson Mercer will play for Team Canada in the IIHF World Championships in Switzerland. The 24-year-old was added as a late entry to the tournament and is set to compete for the thi...
May 12, 2026 Dawson Mercer (@NJDevils Photo)
Labrador Fishing Company Lobbying for Percentage of Offshore Cod TAC
A fishing company in southern Labrador has made a request to the federal fisheries minister for a five per cent share of the Total Allowable Catch for offshore northern cod. President of the Labrador ...
May 12, 2026 The Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company Limited (VOCM News)
Justice Minister Responds to Issues Raised by Former RNC Officer
The Justice Minister says her government will be bringing forward legislation around police oversight in the fall. Helen Conway Ottenheimer was responding to questions regarding a CBC article in which...
May 12, 2026 Justice Minister Helen Conway Ottenheimer (VOCM News)
Police Search for Vehicle that Sideswiped Another on Conception Bay Highway
RCMP are hoping the public can help in identifying the driver of a vehicle that sideswiped another earlier this month and was likely damaged as a result. The two vehicles collided on the Conception Ba...
May 12, 2026
Province Increasing Monthly Funding for Foster Families, Starting June 1st
The province is increasing monthly funding for foster families and relatives who are caring for children, in hopes of attracting more families to the foster care program. Government is increasing its ...
May 12, 2026 Executive Director of the Foster Families Association of NL, Kelli Hodder, and Minister Joedy Wall (VOCM News)
Mount Pearl Also Dealing with So-called 'Trap Houses,' Encourages Residents to Reach Out About Problem Properties
There has been a lot of talk of late about so-called "trap houses" - properties that become magnets for criminal and disruptive activity - with added pressure on the provincial and municipal governmen...
May 12, 2026 A generic image of police conducting an investigation in the capital city (VOCM News)
MNL Concerned with Changes to Multi-Year Capital Works Program
Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador is concerned about changes to the two pots of money for towns and cities to expand and replace roads and water and sewer systems. The provincial government too...
May 12, 2026 Amy Coady (submitted)
RNC Names New Deputy Chief of Patrol Operations
The RNC has a new Deputy Chief of Patrol Operations. David B. White was officially promoted during a ceremony at the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's Headquarters yesterday. Deputy Chief White, who h...
May 12, 2026 RNC Deputy Chief David White and Chief Pat Roche (Submitted)
