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18-Year-Old Charged for Allegedly Pointing Firearm in Margaret Bowater Park
An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged after RNC received a report over the weekend of someone pointing a firearm on a popular Corner Brook walking trail. RNC were contacted just after 9:30 Satur...
Oct 06, 2025 Margaret Bowater Park in fall. (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
'I Was Like Fighting for My Life" Testifies Man Accused of Stabbing Friend to Death
A man accused of murdering one of his best friends has admitted to stabbing him, but insists it was all in self-defence. Robert Belbin knew Seamus Secord well from their days in high school, hanging o...
Oct 06, 2025 Robert Belbin entering the courtroom. (VOCM News/October 2025)
Man Charged with Impaired After Crashing Vehicle in Western Newfoundland
A 33-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after a pickup left the road and rolled down over an embankment in Irishtown-Summerside on the province's west coast. The RNC responded to the ...
Oct 06, 2025
Critics of MOU Accuse NL Hydro of Making Inaccurate Public Statements, NL Hydro's Board Responds
Critics of the tentative hydro deal between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec say they are uncovering more wrinkles in the MOU. Referring to themselves as the Group of Nine, the politicians and bus...
Oct 06, 2025 Churchill Falls (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
National Police Federation Call on Political Parties to Correct Imbalances in Resource Allocations
The National Police Federation is calling on all political parties to correct what it sees as an imbalance in resource allocations between the RCMP and Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. RCMP serve abut...
Oct 06, 2025
Free Lecture at MUN Discusses Changes in Work and Home Life Since COVID-19
A Memorial University professor in MUN's Faculty of Business is hosting a free lecture tomorrow on life after COVID and the impact of working from home following three separate lock-down periods. "Nav...
Oct 06, 2025
Elections NL Enacts Contingency Plan Due to Postal Strike
Elections NL has enacted what it calls a comprehensive contingency plan in light of the postal strike. The agency assures that all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will be able to vote in the upcoming...
Oct 06, 2025
Woman Charged After Breaking Into Abandoned Home
A 38-year-old woman has been charged after smashing her way into an abandoned home in downtown St. John's. Police were called about a possible break and enter over the supper hour yesterday. When offi...
Oct 06, 2025
Tickets for Wildfire Relief Concert Sell Out in Minutes
Tickets have sold out for an event to help people whose lives were turned upside down by wildfires this past summer. Local musicians are coming together once again to Stand on Guard. Tickets for the e...
Oct 06, 2025 Chris Andrews, Spokesperson for We Stand on Guard Once More (VOCM News)
More Announcements as Parties Head Into Final Full Week of Election Campaign
Another weekend on the election campaign trail - and another boatload of promises. The Liberals say improved access to nutritious food is a key component of improving health outcomes. Leader John Hoga...
Oct 06, 2025
