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Woman Facing Several Charges After Vehicle Crashes into Two RCMP Cruisers
Impaired driving charges are pending after a woman smashed her vehicle into two RCMP cruisers in Colliers over the weekend. Holyrood RCMP flashed the lights on the car around 1:20 Saturday morning but...
Sep 10, 2025
Medavie to be Responsible for Overall Design of Integrated Ambulance Service
A $561.7 million dollar contract awarded to Medavie for the integration of ground and air ambulance services across the province includes the development of medical air transfer services in Gander, bu...
Sep 10, 2025 Left to right: Eric Sande, President of Medavie, Health Minister Krista Lynn Howell, Premier John Hogan, Labrador Affairs Minister Lisa Dempster and CEO of NLHS, Pat Parfrey (submitted photo)
NDP Promises to Make MHA Conflict of Interest Disclosures Easily Accessible if Elected
NDP leader Jim Dinn has committed to publishing all MHA conflict of interest disclosures online if his party forms government. Dinn says in eight other provinces, conflict of interest disclosures for ...
Sep 10, 2025 NDP Leader Jim Dinn at a recent party policy announcement (VOCM News)
Loss Prevention Employee Assaulted in Attempt to Retrieve Unpaid Items
An employee was assaulted after trying to intervene with someone who was believed to be taking off with stolen merchandise from a Mount Pearl grocery store. RNC were called around 4:00 yesterday after...
Sep 10, 2025
Lethbridge Residents Seeking Answers After Bark Pile Catches Fire for Second Time This Year
Residents of Lethbridge, Bonavista Bay are worried and seeking answers after a massive bark pile near a major commercial sawmill caught fire for the second time this summer. This time, a number of hom...
Sep 10, 2025 The bark pile at Lethbridge covered in fire suppressing foam (Annie Harris via Facebook)
Officer Assaulted by Intoxicated Man Hanging Behind East End Business
An RNC officer ended up getting caught in the crosshairs of a man they were trying to arrest yesterday. Police were called to a business in the east end over the lunch hour to reports of a suspicious ...
Sep 10, 2025
Gander Featured on Episode of Amazing Race Canada
The town of Gander was featured on last night's episode of Amazing Race Canada. Mayor Percy Farwell was among the many people who watched the episode with interest. He says while he wasn't allowed to ...
Sep 10, 2025 (Amazing Race Canada)
Man Facing Several Charges Following Chase After Stolen Pickup
A 45-year-old man is facing a slew of charges as the result of a chase after a pickup truck reported stolen from the Cashin Avenue area yesterday. The RNC were called about the theft of the black Ford...
Sep 10, 2025 A truck reportedly stolen earlier in the day near the Village Shopping Centre parking lot (VOCM News)
Province Unveils Fully Integrated Road and Air Ambulance System
The provincial government has unveiled a fully integrated road and air ambulance system which it says will result in faster response times and better allocation of resources. The province has signed a...
Sep 09, 2025 Left to right: Eric Sande, President of Medavie, Health Minister Krista Lynn Howell, Premier John Hogan, Labrador Affairs Minister Lisa Dempster and CEO of NLHS, Pat Parfrey (submitted photo)
51-year-old Charged After Traffic Stop Results in Drug, Contraband Seizure
A 51-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with a traffic stop in Glovertown that resulted in the seizure of contraband tobacco, cannabis, and a large quantity of pills. RCMP, who pulled...
Sep 09, 2025 Contraband tobacco and other items seized during recent traffic stop in Glovertown (RCMP)
