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Springdale Man Sought in Stabbing
RCMP are on the hunt for a man accused of a stabbing in Springdale on Monday. An arrest warrant has been issued for 61-year old Laird Charles Bonnier, who is from Springdale. Bonnier faces a single ch...
Jul 19, 2022
New Owners Take Over Masonic Temple in St. John's
The Masonic Temple in downtown St. John's has new owners. Morgan and Duncan MacRea are hoping to keep the public informed of their plans for the building. Morgan MacRea grew up in CBS but now calls Vi...
Jul 19, 2022
Health Care System Still Vulnerable to Cyber Attack: Opposition
The Opposition is warning that the province's health care system remains vulnerable to cyber attack. Health critic Paul Dinn charges that the provincial government ignored a warning about the cyber at...
Jul 19, 2022 (File photo.)
Leo Crockwell Fit For Court, Bid For Bail Postponed
Leo Crockwell has been deemed mentally fit to face new criminal charges. Crockwell is accused of assaulting two RCMP officers while resisting arrest Friday night in Witless Bay, and has been in custod...
Jul 19, 2022 (File photo. Leo Crockwell in court, February 2013.)
Criminal Charges Dropped Against Former Baffin Fisheries CEO
The Crown says new information from the RNC led to criminal charges against a former CEO of Baffin Fisheries being dropped. But they won't say what the information was, citing commercial sensitivities...
Jul 19, 2022
First Voice Releases Draft Report on Systemic Problems in NL Policing
The Urban Indigenous Coalition First Voice has released a draft report on systemic problems in policing in the province and what it calls the inadequacy of existing oversight mechanisms to address the...
Jul 19, 2022
RC Churches, Property Sold to Settle Abuse Claims
The sale of decades-old churches and property became real for many parishes Monday with court approval of the process. Forty-three separate parcels of land, including historic RC churches such as St. ...
Jul 19, 2022 The Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's (VOCM News)
CBS Mayor Commending Efforts to Knock Down Forest Fire
The mayor of CBS is commending the effort to knock down a forest fire that came perilously close to homes in the Lawrence Pond area near Scott's Road South over the weekend. Mayor Darin Bent says they...
Jul 19, 2022
Emergency Services Temporarily Closing at Bonavista Hospital
It's happening again. Emergency Services at the hospital in Bonavista are temporarily closed. The ER will be closed from 8:00 this morning until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. Bonavista MHA Craig Pardy says he's...
Jul 19, 2022 Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre
(Photo via Eastern Health.)
Bay of Islands Geology Attracts Global Experts
A group of geologists from around the world recently gathered in the Bay of Islands area to study a unique feature to help foster a better understanding of Earth's earliest tectonic and geological act...
Jul 18, 2022
