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Shearstown Man Arrested After Search of Home Uncovers 16 Firearms, Drugs, Cash
A Shearstown man is facing a list of serious charges after a search of a home uncovered dozens of firearms, cannabis, illegal tobacco, and cash. Police arrested 38-year-old Thomas Earle on Tuesday mor...
Feb 17, 2021
Staff at Two Metro Fire Stations Isolating After Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
Staff have been sent home from two fire stations in the metro area after a front-line employee tested positive for COVID-19. The St. John's Regional Fire Department has confirmed that an employee who ...
Feb 17, 2021
Metrobus and Corner Brook Transit Reduce Max Capacity During Alert Level 5
There are some changes to public transit in the province during Alert Level 5. Metrobus, which serves the St. John's area, has reduced the maximum number of passengers to nine. Some of the seats at th...
Feb 17, 2021
Overhead Line Damage Behind Downtown St. John's Outage
Newfoundland Power says overhead line damage was behind an outage in the downtown St. John's area today. Crews responded to the area before 2 p.m. this afternoon to investigate the cause of an outage ...
Feb 17, 2021
44 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in NL, Another 21 Presumptive Cases Identified
There are 44 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador today. Forty-two of those cases are in the Eastern health region, and two are in the Central Health region. The province is al...
Feb 17, 2021
Canada Post Issues Service Alerts in Western, Central Newfoundland
Mail delivery is being impacted in several areas of the province today due to winter weather. Canada Post has issued a red service alert in Western Newfoundland, meaning no mail will be delivered. Cen...
Feb 17, 2021
Trio of Missing Teens Located Thanks to SPOT Device
Three teenagers are home safe and sound thanks to efforts by Hopedale Ground Search and Rescue and the use of a SPOT device. At about 6:00 Monday night, Hopedale RCMP were told of the missing teens wh...
Feb 17, 2021
Bar Owner Riding Out the Storm During COVID Induced Shutdown
A local bar owner says all they can do during the Alert Level 5 lockdown is stay positive and get ready to re-open. On Friday, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald sent the province back to Alert Level 5, meaning al...
Feb 17, 2021
NLer Living in New Orleans says People Getting Creative to Keep Mardi Gras Alive This Year
From Newfoundland to New Orleans, one Newfoundlander is celebrating what's typically the wildest time of year-Mardi Gras-in a much different manner this year. Kyran Pittman grew up in Corner Brook but...
Feb 17, 2021 (Photo: Twitter Steve Silberman)
Canada Post Working Closely with Elections NL to Ensure Smooth Mail-In Ballot Process
Canada Post says it's working closely with Elections NL to ensure the mail-in ballot process runs smoothly. The federal agency declined an interview but said in a statement to VOCM News that they appr...
Feb 17, 2021
