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Police Impound Vehicle After Driver Strikes Cyclist in St. John's
Police seized the vehicle of a driver on a number of infractions this week after they collided with a cyclist on a St. John's street. RNC were called to the scene of the collision on Bonaventure Avenu...
Aug 20, 2021
Police Investigating Assault at Downtown St. John's Restaurant
The RNC has released surveillance photos of a suspect in their investigation of an assault and possible weapons offence at a restaurant in downtown St. John's. It happened shortly after 3 a.m. this mo...
Aug 19, 2021
Eric Squires Denied Parole for 1996 Murder in Downtown St. John's
Eric Squires has been denied parole. It took a two-person panel of the parole board less than 10 minutes to make the decision during a hearing in New Brunswick this morning. Squires was sentenced to l...
Aug 19, 2021
Craig Pope to Head to Retrial After Successful Appeal of Murder Conviction
A St. John's man convicted of second degree murder will get a new trial. Craig Pope was convicted after Jonathan Collins was stabbed to death in the Mundy Pond area. Collins' appeal was based on the j...
Aug 19, 2021 (VOCM News)
Significant Figure in Local Soccer Gord Dunphy Passes Away
A soccer hall of famer has passed away. Gord Dunphy, a player, coach and executive in his sport, is a life member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association and a member of the Hall of Fame. ...
Aug 19, 2021
Province Sends More Firefighters to British Columbia
Newfoundland and Labrador has sent four more personnel to British Columbia to help fight fires. They will be deployed to the Kamloops region where they will be responsible for coordinating tactical mi...
Aug 19, 2021 (File photo.)
RCMP Investigating Break, Enter and Thefts from Vehicles Parked at Holyrood Marina
Holyrood RCMP are investigating multiple incidents of break, enter and theft from vehicles parked near the marina this week. A patrol car checking the area in the wee hours of Tuesday noticed that som...
Aug 19, 2021
RCMP Charge Two with Impaired Driving Following Separate Incidents Along West Coast
A man from Port aux Basques has been arrested after somebody called police about an erratic driver on the Trans-Canada Highway. RCMP, who pulled the 34-year-old over near Edna's Road, say the driver s...
Aug 19, 2021
Professor Highlights Risk of Heat-Related Illness as High Temperatures Persist
It's going to be a hot one today, and with such high temperatures comes the risk of things such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Most areas of the province today will be seeing temperatures in the ...
Aug 19, 2021 (File Photo: Mike Wahl)
COVID-19 Cases in Province's Health Care Workers Below National Average
The number of COVID-19 cases in health care workers in Newfoundland and Labrador is below the national average. That's according to the latest report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information...
Aug 19, 2021
