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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)
Privacy Commissioner Releases PowerSchool Cyber Attack Report
The privacy commissioner's office has released its report on the cyber attack involving PowerSchool and the actions of the public bodies responsible for safeguarding the personal information within th...
May 12, 2026
Man Previously Acquitted of Second-Degree Murder Charged in Paradise Assault
A man who was acquitted of second-degree murder back in 2014, and who has a long history of weapons-related offences, is scheduled to appear in court on May 27 on dozens of new charges. Thirty-six-yea...
May 12, 2026 Lyndon Butler (VOCM News file photo)
Workers Employed by Registered Nurses' Union on Strike
Workers employed by the Registered Nurses' Union of Newfoundland and Labrador are on strike. It's a rarity in the world of organized labour when a bargaining group experiences a strike by its own offi...
May 12, 2026 RNU Workers on strike on Major's Path (VOCM News)
Cruise Ship Expert Calls Hantavirus Outbreak an 'Anomaly'
A local cruise ship expert who has written books on the topic says the hantavirus outbreak linked to an expedition cruise ship is a bit of an anomaly. Ross Klein, a professor at Memorial University, s...
May 12, 2026 MV Hondius (Oceanwide Expeditions)
Lab Shrimp Seeking Share of DFO's TAC of Offshore Northern Cod
A Labrador-based fishing company is trying to gain a share of the DFO's northern cod allocation for the offshore. CEO of the Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company, or Lab Shrimp, Dwight Russell wi...
May 12, 2026 Nain Banker (Lab Shrimp)
Update Coming on Increased Funding for Foster Families and Kinship Carers
More details will be provided this morning regarding money in the provincial budget for foster families and kinship carers. Government has allocated $8-million to increase rates for caregivers this ye...
May 12, 2026 (Newfoundland and Labrador Foster Families Association)
RNC Hoping to Have Special Constables Trained in Summer 2027
The provincial government is moving forward with a new program aimed at giving frontline RNC officers more time to focus on the complex cases before them. The Specialized Constable Pilot Program will ...
May 12, 2026 RNC Chief Pat Roche, Justice Minister Helen Conway Ottenheimer and Commanding Officer of the RCMP in NL, Assistant Commissioner Pat Cahill (VOCM News)
Man Charged With Assaulting an Officer After Disturbance at Paradise Home
A man is facing charges of assault against a police officer after an incident at a home in Paradise. Officers got word of a domestic disturbance around 8:15 last evening. While there are no details as...
May 12, 2026
No Known Permanent Presence of Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease in NL
Officials across many parts of the country are warning Canadians about an "up-tick" in the incidence of the blood-sucking parasites, but there is no known permanent population of black-legged ticks in...
May 12, 2026 (Health Canada)
