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TCH Near Grand Falls-Windsor Reopened After Collision
The Trans Canada has reopened to traffic following a two vehicle collision near the Grand Falls-Windsor weigh scales. The collision involved a transport truck. No further details are available at this...
Jan 15, 2026
'Ball is in NL's Court' on Finalizing Hydro MOU as Time Ticks Down Toward Quebec Election
A Quebec journalist says the ball is in Premier Tony Wakeham's court in ensuring that a deal is finalized with Quebec on a collaborative approach to hydro development now that Francois Legault has sig...
Jan 15, 2026 Churchill Falls (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Contraband Seized from Maximum Security Prison in New Brunswick
There has been another seizure of contraband items at the Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick. That facility is a maximum security prison that houses some inmates from this province. Last Sunday, Co...
Jan 15, 2026 Atlantic Institution, Renous, New Brunswick (Corrections Canada)
RNC Offers Tips for Those Wary to Walk Alone After Dark
New data indicates that more people across the country are feeling uneasy walking alone at night, and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary assures its members are around and ready to respond. The poll,...
Jan 15, 2026
Contractors Working to Secure Bruce II in Port aux Basques as Region Faces More Heavy Rain and High Winds
It's just what the southwest coast didn't need - high winds and heavy rain will pounce on the region today and tonight, just a few days after ferocious winds blew the membrane of the roof off the Bruc...
Jan 15, 2026 The Bruce II Arena's roof seen lifting off the building in high winds (via Samantha Allen on Facebook)
Wakeham Remains Focused on Independent Review of MOU Following Legault's Resignation
Outgoing Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he was confident his province would find a "win-win'' energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador, but Premier Tony Wakeham says his focus remains on getti...
Jan 15, 2026 Premier Legault, then-Premier Furey and former Energy Minister Andrew Parsons when the Upper Churchil MOU was first announced (VOCM News)
Murder Suspect Out of Hospital, Appears From HMP With Co-Accused
All three men charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a St. John's man just before Christmas made appearances in provincial court on Wednesday. Forty-two-year-old Darryl Little, 28-year-old...
Jan 15, 2026 Peter Campbell, Doug Yetman and Darryl Little appear in court via video (VOCM News)
Woman Charged for Allegedly Swiping Cell Phone from Bar Patron
A woman has been charged after police say a cell phone was stolen at a pub in Marystown. RCMP were first called to a pub on Ville Marie Drive just after 3 p.m. Monday after another patron had their ph...
Jan 15, 2026
Man Walking Down Road with Hammer Facing Several Charges
A 33-year-old man has been nailed with several charges after he was spotted walking down the road with a hammer during the wee hours. Someone noticed the man strolling down Elizabeth Avenue near MUN w...
Jan 15, 2026
Calls to RNC Reach All-Time High, Say RNCA
While the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary agrees that more crime has contributed to an increased number of calls for service, accessibility to police is also playing a factor. A recent social media po...
Jan 14, 2026
