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Driver Charged After Blowing Twice the Legal Limit
Police on the west coast nabbed a driver late Thursday night who blew more than twice the legal limit. The 42-year-old woman was apprehended at a checkpoint in Deer Lake late Thursday/early Friday. No...
Oct 11, 2025 Photo via @RCMPNL on Twitter
NL Unemployment Rate Sees Little Change in September
There was little movement in the unemployment rate in Newfoundland and Labrador last month. Nationally, the rate held steady at 7.1 per cent while provincially, it dropped to 10.6 from 10.7 in August....
Oct 11, 2025
Police Investigation Prompts School to Issue Trail Advisory
Bayview Academy in St. George's on the province's west coast is advising students to stay off the trail behind Henrietta's B&B leading to Chubb's Convenience as police deal with an incident. RCMP ...
Oct 11, 2025 Bayview Academy
Police Ramping Up Patrols for Long Holiday Weekend
RNC and RCMP will be fanning out across the province this long holiday weekend to make sure that drivers are obeying the rules of the road. Drivers can expect checkpoints and other increased police ac...
Oct 11, 2025
St. John's Man Charged After Domestic Incident
A man has been charged after a domestic disturbance at a home in St. John's last night. RNC found the man inside the residence at about 9:00 and charged him with multiple breaches of his release order...
Oct 11, 2025
Overnight Foot Chase Leads to Arrest Downtown
A man who tried to run from police in downtown St. John's overnight was quickly apprehended by officers. The RNC spotted the 27-year-old just after midnight and knew that he was out of custody on cond...
Oct 11, 2025
Jury Hears Closing Arguments in Robert Belbin Murder Trial
The jury in the second-degree murder trial for Robert Belbin heard closing arguments from the Crown and defence this afternoon, as well as some good news from the judge -- that they won't have to deli...
Oct 10, 2025 Robert Belbin in Supreme Court (VOCM News)
Liberals Promise More Teachers, Resources, for NL Classrooms
The Liberal Party is committing to hiring more teachers and student assistants over the next two years if elected. The provincial government set aside funding to hire 400 teachers and other education ...
Oct 10, 2025 John Hogan in Lewisporte (Liberal Party of NL)
PC Leader Makes Campaign Stop in GF-W on Way Back to District
PC Leader Tony Wakeham is making his way back across the province this Thanksgiving weekend as the campaign enters into its final days. Wakeham was in Grand Falls-Windsor earlier today for a rally in ...
Oct 10, 2025 Tony Wakeham meets with supporters in GF-W (VOCM News)
NDP Hold Campaign Rally in Harbourside Park
The NDP is making one final push ahead of election day next Tuesday. Leader Jim Dinn gathered with some of his candidates and supporters in Harbourside Park over the lunch hour for one final rally, be...
Oct 10, 2025 (VOCM News)
