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Nain Ground Search and Rescue Locates Stranded Snowmobiler
Nain Ground Search and Rescue helped to locate a stranded snowmobiler on the weekend. RCMP say the man ran into mechanical trouble Sunday while traveling between Natuashish and Nain and was stuck in t...
Apr 14, 2026 (RCMP)
RCMP Seek Public Help in Locating Wanted Man
RCMP in Glovertown are seeking the public's help in locating a 45-year-old man who is wanted by police. RCMP say Philip Anstey is the subject of multiple arrest warrants, including numerous counts of ...
Apr 14, 2026 Philip Anstey (RCMP)
Minister Calls Travel Nurse Contract Revelations 'Unsettling'
The health minister is calling new information that's come to light about travel nurse spending in the province "unsettling" and "very upsetting." Last June, Auditor General Denise Hanrahan released a...
Apr 14, 2026 Health Minister Lela Evans speaks with reporters (VOCM News)
Archaeologists Sound the Alarm and Race the Clock as Coastal Erosion Threatens Historic Sites
Environmentalists and climatologists have been sounding the alarm for years, but another group of scientific professionals is seeing first-hand the effects of a rapidly changing climate. Archaeologist...
Apr 14, 2026 Eroding embankment along northeast battery showing exposed muzzle from cannon;
(right) a clay tobacco pipe fragment eroding out of the same embankment further south. (PAO)
MUN Med Students Decry 'Racist' Changes to Refugee Medical Coverage
MUN medical students are raising the alarm about federal changes to refugee medical coverage that are slated to come into effect May 1st. They say that as of next month the federal government will sta...
Apr 14, 2026 Students rally to raise awareness about the impact of coming cuts to refugee health and dental care coverage (VOCM News)
Michael Howe Facing Numerous Charges Following Salmonier Line Search Last Week
A 32-year-old man, wanted by the RNC on for failing to abide by release orders, is facing additional charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle from Deer Park, and prompting a major search in the Salm...
Apr 14, 2026 RCMP Police Service Dog, Fury (RCMP)
Legendary Music Promoter, Donald K. Donald Passes Away at 82
A Montreal concert promoter who brought some of the biggest acts to Canada in the 70s and 80s has passed away. Donald K. Tarlton, more famously known as Donald K. Donald, has passed away at the age of...
Apr 14, 2026
Shootings in GF-W Were Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence says RCMP
RCMP brass briefed media this morning on several recent traumatic incidents affecting the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor. The news conference was billed as an update on the trio of tragedies last week af...
Apr 14, 2026 RCMP Superintendent Paul Peddle (VOCM News)
Ottawa Temporarily Suspending Federal Fuel Excise Tax
The federal government is temporarily suspending the fuel excise tax to help Canadians with the rising cost of gas and diesel. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the break will be in effect from next wee...
Apr 14, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney (CPAC)
Cancer Mortality Rates Down According to Latest Stats
The incidence of cancer and mortality rates is down according to the latest findings, highlighting progress made in cancer prevention, screening and early detection and improvements in treatment. The ...
Apr 14, 2026
