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Fears Mount That Break Up of Cargo Ship is Imminent as Storms Batter the Baltic III
A series of intense storms have battered the Baltic III grounded near Lark Harbour leading to increased fears that the vessel may break apart before salvage efforts are completed. The massive cargo sh...
Nov 10, 2025 Waves pound the Baltic III in a storm November 7, 2025 (Canadian Coast Guard)
Rocky Harbour RCMP Arrest Wanted Man
RCMP in Rocky Harbour have arrested a 44-year-old man wanted on drug-related charges. Owen Barnes of Deer Lake is facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking in controlled drugs and su...
Nov 10, 2025
Government Hoping to Maintain Industry in St. Mary's Following Fish Plant Fire
The provincial fisheries minister says the loss of the fish plant in St. Mary's is devastating. The plant, which was still processing only a day or two before last week's fire, employed about 350 peop...
Nov 10, 2025 (Photo Via Brad Durnford)
MUN Reflecting on Legacy in Lead Up to Remembrance Day
November 11th and the days leading up to it are an opportunity for Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador to reflect back on its foundation. MUN, which is marking its 100th anniversary this ...
Nov 10, 2025
Enrolment Down 6.1 Per Cent at College of the North Atlantic
The numbers are in for the College of the North Atlantic and while overall enrolment is down, domestic numbers remain steady. Over 5,800 students make their way to CNA campuses daily, a drop of 6.1 pe...
Nov 10, 2025
New Breakwater in Petty Harbour Welcome News to Mayor and Local Harbour Authority
The mayor of Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove says he has endured many sleepless nights with the 60-year-old breakwater, which protects it from the ravages of the sea, in its last years. The federal governme...
Nov 10, 2025 MPs Tom Osborne and Paul Connors in Petty Harbour for the announcement on Saturday (VOCM News)
Department of National Defence Hoping to Identify Four Unknown Newfoundland Soldiers
Families with loved ones who died in service overseas, but whose graves are unknown, are being asked for information to help identify four unknown Newfoundland soldiers who were found in unmarked grav...
Nov 10, 2025
High Winds and Heavy Rain Forecast for Parts of Island on Tuesday
It's going to be wet and windy across the island tomorrow for some Remembrance Day services. Environment Canada has wind and rainfall warnings out for parts of the south and southwest coast tonight an...
Nov 10, 2025
We Stand on Guard Once More Wildfire Benefit Concert Tonight
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will come together tonight in support of those whose lives were devastated by wildfires last summer. The We Stand on Guard Once More concert is taking place tonight at...
Nov 10, 2025 Chris Andrews, Spokesperson for We Stand on Guard Once More (VOCM News)
Man Charged After Disturbance at Health Sciences
A man has been charged after causing a scene at the Health Sciences yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the hospital around 3:00 where a 48-year-old man was arrested for causing a disturbance a...
Nov 10, 2025
