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Advocates Press Municipal Candidates on Commitment to Ecclesiastical District
The designated National Historic Site that is the St. John's Ecclesiastical District needs some attention from the capital city to manage and protect it as a major cultural and tourist draw. Heather M...
Oct 02, 2025 Mount St. Francis Monastery (VOCM News)
RCMP Arrest Driver Wanted by RNC After His Car Leaves the Road and Crashes
Numerous charges have been laid against a St. John's man who was wanted by the RNC, and arrested by Holyrood RCMP after he crashed his car. RCMP attempted to pull over a vehicle that had allegedly fle...
Oct 02, 2025
Flatrock to Hold By-Election Later This Month for Vacant Seat
Residents of Flatrock won't be going to the polls to select a new municipal council today. Jeff Connors has been acclaimed as mayor along with five councillors. They include Susan Arns, Madonna Connor...
Oct 02, 2025
Police Investigating Crash on Northern Peninsula
Three people were taken to hospital following a collision on L'Anse aux Meadows Road on the Northern Peninsula near Saint Lunaire-Griquet on Tuesday. Roddickton RCMP attended the scene of the collisio...
Oct 02, 2025
Pilot Sets Guinness World Record as Oldest to Fly Across Atlantic
A fundraising and awareness effort to end polio around the world, came to St. John's this week - and in doing so, set a world record. Eighty-nine-year-old Ed Galkin is now the oldest pilot ever to cro...
Oct 02, 2025 Ed Galkin and Peter Teahen (Flight to End Polio)
Domtar Donates Large Chunk of Land to Nature Conservancy of Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has received its largest land donation in its five decade history in Atlantic Canada - and it's located in central Newfoundland. Domtar, a company involved in forestry...
Oct 02, 2025 (Nature Conservancy of Canada)
RNC Media Relations Changing Hands After Seven Years
An officer who has often been the face and eyes of the RNC is stepping into a new role with the force next week after seven years. Cst. James Cadigan has been the point man for the police, doing count...
Oct 02, 2025 Outgoing Media Relations Officer Cst. James Cadigan and successor Cst. Stephanie Myers (Submitted)
Man Without Vehicle After Crash in Brigus
A 56-year-old man who crashed his vehicle in Brigus Tuesday is not only now without wheels, but also his driver's licence. The accident happened on the main road just after 8:30 Tuesday night. The dri...
Oct 02, 2025
Friend of Robert Belbin and Seamus Secord Testifies in Supreme Court
The Crown called its last and arguably key witness in the second-degree murder trial for Robert Belbin yesterday. Andrew Fleming, now 23, was with both Belbin, 24, and the victim, 22-year-old Seamus S...
Oct 02, 2025 Robert Belbin in Supreme Court (VOCM News)
Teens Charged After Flipping ATV in Flower's Cove
Two teenagers, neither of whom was wearing a seat belt or helmet, face charges after their ATV side-by-side flipped over on the parking lot of the town centre in Flower's Cove on the weekend. The fema...
Oct 02, 2025
