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RCMP Not Involved in HV-GB Misinformation Statement
Two weeks ago, a story ran on VOCM.com about the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay clearing up misinformation circulating on social media. While the information contained within the story was correct, th...
Aug 01, 2020 Photo from: www.happyvalley-goosebay.com
Travel to Newfoundland Still a No-Go for Frustrated Quebec Residents
Residents of Quebec's Lower North Shore are no further ahead today in their quest to move about more freely in Newfoundland and Labrador. They do have some mobility freedom in southern Labrador but ar...
Aug 01, 2020
Collective of School Councils Call for Cancellation of Public Exams for Next School Year
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is holding firm that there will be public exams for high school students at the end of the next school year, even though a collective of school councils bel...
Aug 01, 2020
July's Temperature Average for St. John's One of Coldest on Record
July 1st was a nice way to start the month in metro St. John's but many cool days followed. By yesterday, the average July temperature was one of the coolest on record. The average daily high accordin...
Aug 01, 2020
Nain Man Missing for Several Weeks, Police Seek Assistance
RCMP are concerned for the safety of a Nain man missing for several weeks. RCMP say the last confirmed sighting of 34-year-old Martin Clemence Jararuse was on July 8. He is described as 5'7" tall and ...
Jul 31, 2020
Untold Stories Featured in New Book Marking RCMP's 70th Year in NL
The Newfoundland and Labrador Royal Canadian Mounted Police is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and is doing so by encapsulating some of the stories of the force over the last seven decades. On Frida...
Jul 31, 2020
Mount Pearl Violated Privacy Act by Disclosing Complaints Without Consent, says Privacy Commissioner
The province's Privacy Commissioner is recommending the City of Mount Pearl acknowledge it violated privacy laws in disclosing harassment complaint letters to the subject of those complaints. The case...
Jul 31, 2020
Abbott Raises Concerns Over Liberal Leadership Voting Process
Liberal Leadership candidate John Abbott has written the Liberal Party to express what he calls "grave concerns" over problems with the party leadership voting process. Abbott claims people whose name...
Jul 31, 2020
Funding Slated for Infrastructure Work, Dairy Farm in Deer Lake
The Premier continued his whirlwind farewell tour today with money for his hometown of Deer Lake. Dwight Ball, federal minister Catherine McKenna, and other politicians were in the town to announce fu...
Jul 31, 2020 (Photo courtesy @PremierofNL via Twitter.)
Police Seek Dashcam Footage, Witnesses of Street Racing Near Butter Pot Park
RCMP in Holyrood are seeking dash cam footage or possible eyewitnesses to street racing on the Trans-Canada earlier this week. RCMP are investigating reports of a number of vehicles racing at dangerou...
Jul 31, 2020
