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Nain RCMP Seeking Help Identifying Break-In Suspect
RCMP are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in a recent break-in at the Atsanik Hotel in Nain. The hotel was broken into around 5:00 on the morning of Monday, September 21st. A suspect...
Oct 06, 2025 Suspect caught on surveillance camera at the Atsanik Hotel in Nain (RCMP)
PC Candidate Denies Allegations Made by 'Estranged' Brother
The PC candidate in Baie Verte - Green Bay asserts that he has done no wrong and says allegations made by a man he describes as his estranged brother are false. A recent social media post alleged that...
Oct 06, 2025 Lin Paddock (VOCM News file photo)
Motorcycle Driver Seriously Injured in Collision on ORR
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is looking for information following a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle over the weekend. The accident happened in the westbound lane of the Outer Ring Roa...
Oct 06, 2025 Traffic backed up on the ORR following Saturday's collision (VOCM News)
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
