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'Block a Jiffy' Campaign Marked as Big Success This Year Despite COVID
Jiffy Cabs is marking this year's 'Block a Jiffy' campaign as a resounding success with a three-fold increase in donations. Now in its fourth year, the campaign sets to fill a Jiffy with toys and gift...
Dec 22, 2020
Charges in Homicide a Long Time Coming, says Lawyer for Henoche Family
The lawyer representing an Inuit man killed at Her Majesty's Penitentiary last year says charges against several guards in the case have been a long time coming. 33-year-old Jonathan Henoche died last...
Dec 22, 2020 Bob Buckingham (VOCM News)
RCMP Issue Warning of Disturbing Graphic Content Emailed to Residents
Police have issued a warning regarding disturbing reports of graphic content emailed to residents of this province. The caution follows two separate incidents reported to the RCMP earlier this month. ...
Dec 22, 2020
No Cases of New COVID Strain Identified in Province
No cases of a new strain of COVID-19 identified in the UK have yet been confirmed in Newfoundland and Labrador. That's according to the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald. Canada i...
Dec 22, 2020
Two Men Arrested in Separate Violent Incidents in Stephenville Area
Two men have been arrested after two separate violent incidents in the Stephenville area over the weekend. A 32-year-old man is facing a charge of assault with a weapon after police were called to a h...
Dec 22, 2020
Live COVID Updates Finished for 2020, Resume January 4
The provincial government's live COVID briefings have concluded for 2020-a year few people will never forget. Since March, the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, has been providin...
Dec 22, 2020
RCMP Seek Man Who Allegedly Fled from Officers During Arrest
RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating a man wanted by police. 36-year-old David Parsons of Carbonear is wanted in connection with a disturbance at a home in the town around 8:00 a.m. Saturday...
Dec 21, 2020
Arrests Made in Connection with 2019 Death of Inmate at HMP
The RNC confirms that arrests have been made in connection with the death of Jonathan Henoche at HMP in November of 2019. Police say the charges have not yet been sworn in court and those involved hav...
Dec 21, 2020
Harbour Breton Cluster Linked to Travel, No New Cases of COVID-19 Today in NL
Public health officials have determined that the source of the Harbour Breton cluster was travel-related. Health Minister John Haggie says if no new cases are identified by Christmas Eve, the outbreak...
Dec 21, 2020
RCMP: No Other Suspects in Southern Shore Murder
RCMP say there are no other suspects in the ongoing investigation into a sequence of events on the Southern Shore last week that included the murder of a 41-year-old man in Renews. The accused, 26-yea...
Dec 21, 2020
