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Charges Laid in Firearms Incident in Downtown
A 43-year-old man has been charged in connection with reports of multiple people outside a home on Bond Street who may have been carrying firearms. RNC contained the area just after arriving around 8:...
Oct 08, 2025 Bond Street (VOCM News)
Former President of Sport NL and Soccer Association Passes Away
A man who devoted much of his life to the betterment of the community has passed away. John McGrath, a lawyer, was a leader and builder in the sporting community serving as President of Sport NL, Pres...
Oct 08, 2025 Jim McGrath (via Carnell's Funeral Home)
Nova Scotia Search Involving Cadaver Dogs in Missing Children Case Fails to Detect Human Remains
RCMP say cadaver dogs brought in to search the area surrounding the Lansdowne Station home of Jack and Lilly Sullivan in Nova Scotia failed to detect any human remains. RCMP in Nova Scotia issued the ...
Oct 08, 2025 Lilly and Jack Sullivan (school pictures shared by Government of Nova Scotia)
UPDATE: Minister Working with Consular Officials for Swift and Safe Return of Three NL Activists Detained by Israeli Officials
The three Newfoundland activists taking part in the so-called Freedom Flotilla to Gaza have been detained by Israeli forces, according to Palestine Action YYT. Sadie Mees, Nikita Stapleton, and Devony...
Oct 08, 2025 (via Palestine Action YYT)
NL Hydro CEO says 'It Makes Sense' to Break Upper Churchill Contract Now Rather Than Wait
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says it only makes sense to break the Upper Churchill contract now, rather than wait until 2041. Not only does money flow almost immediately, but NL Hydro can also give...
Oct 08, 2025 Photo via NL HOA
Closing Arguments Next Step in Robert Belbin Second-Degree Murder Trial
The jury in the second-degree murder trial for Robert Belbin has been advised not to make plans for the long Thanksgiving Day weekend. Supreme Court Justice Trina Simms laid out a timeline for the eig...
Oct 08, 2025 Robert Belbin entering the courtroom. (VOCM News/October 2025)
Residents Protest Foul Odors from Fish Farm Waste Disposal Facility
Bay St. George residents gathered this morning to protest the dumping of waste from recent salmon die-offs in Bay St. George South. Mowi confirmed that it had suffered two major die-offs in recent mon...
Oct 08, 2025 Via Sharon Piccott on Facebook
Municipal Election Today in St. John's
Today is municipal election day in St. John's. Postal workers went on strike the day after the deadline for getting ballots in the mail, leaving many mail kits stuck in limbo. Voters can check online ...
Oct 08, 2025 (VOCM News)
St. John's the Latest Municipality to Warn of Low Water Levels
The city of St. John's is asking residents to conserve water as the effects of an unusually dry summer continue to be felt. The city says water levels in its supply system remain low and have not star...
Oct 08, 2025 Bay Bulls Big Pond (City of St. John's)
Provincial Leaders' Debate Taking Place Tonight
The provincial leaders' debate takes place this evening giving voters an opportunity to hear what each of the parties have to say on a number of issues. Memorial University political scientist Kelly B...
Oct 08, 2025
