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Municipalities that Rely on Mail-In Ballots Working on Plan for Municipal Election During Canada Post Strike
Eight municipalities that rely on mail-in ballots for the municipal election are putting contingencies in place in light of the strike at Canada Post. CUPW members returned to the picket lines on Thur...
Sep 27, 2025 (VOCM News)
Man's Gun Goes Off After Police Stop Him
A 61-year-old man has been arrested and charged after Baie Verte RCMP say he accidentally discharged a firearm after being pulled over on his quad. The incident happened just before 8 p.m. Wednesday i...
Sep 27, 2025
New 'Risk Screen' Aims to Educate Canadians on Heart Health
The Heart and Stroke Foundation has launched a new online tool to help people better understand their personal risks for those issues. A new study from the foundation shows that only about half of all...
Sep 27, 2025 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
Domestic Squabble Leads to Two Arrests
Two people who were in a squabble at a residence in downtown St. John's overnight ended up spending the night in the lockup. The RNC busted up the disturbance at about 2:30 this morning and arrested a...
Sep 27, 2025
Deja Vu for Fisherman Recognized With Lifesaving Award
A fisherman, recognized by St. John Ambulance for saving the life of a drowning fisherman, is no stranger to heroic acts. John Pike was one of a number of people recognized in a ceremony at the Anglic...
Sep 26, 2025
Man in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Facing Cocaine Trafficking Charges
A 42-year-old man is facing cocaine trafficking charges following a drug bust in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A patrol officer witness what they believed to be a drug transaction and arrested Bobby Lewis. ...
Sep 26, 2025 Items recently seized in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (RCMP)
Police Seeking Surveillance Images as Search for Missing Man Continues
RCMP are seeking video surveillance from the public as the search for a missing man continues. Thirty-five-year-old Matthew Gastle was last seen on Tuesday, September 23rd in Conception Harbour. Resid...
Sep 26, 2025 (RCMP)
RCMP Seeking Public's Help in Locating Wanted Man
RCMP in Nain have issued a warrant for a man wanted on outstanding charges. Police say 32-year-old Shayne Noggasak is wanted on charges of resisting arrest and failing to comply with conditions. Anyon...
Sep 26, 2025 Shayne Noggasak (RCMP)
Hunters Rescued After Becoming Stranded on Rock in Turbulent River
Two hunters who became stranded while out boating in central Labrador have been rescued. RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Sheshatshiu were contacted shortly after 5:00 p.m. Thursday by two hunters i...
Sep 26, 2025 Crooked River via Google maps
Aquaculture Industry Embracing AI to Help Predict and Prevent Mass Mortality Events
A marine biologist says the use of AI in aquaculture could help predict when "disasters" could happen in the industry. Chair of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council, Cyr Couturier, who has...
Sep 26, 2025 Cyr Couturier (VOCM News)
