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21-year-old Charged with Attempted Murder in Paradise Shooting Incident
A 21-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in relation to a shooting in Paradise on the weekend. RNC say Ashton Whelan is facing 15 charges in total including attempted murder, and numer...
Aug 20, 2025
Province Provides Latest on Wildfire Status
Provincial officials say the fire in Conception Bay North showed no growth overnight and an operational assessment shows that the situation is improving every day. Weather conditions are favourable fo...
Aug 20, 2025 Fire burning in Conception Bay North (August 2025) Via the Canadian Coast Guard/DFO
RCMP Continue Investigation into Recent Fires
As residents come to terms with the destruction caused by the fire in Conception Bay North, the RCMP investigation into the cause of the massive blaze continues. A series of fires had been reported in...
Aug 20, 2025 (via NLHS)
NL Claims First Gold Medal at Canada Summer Games
Paradise native Gavin Baggs has captured gold at the Canada Games in the 1,500 metre wheelchair race. This is Baggs' second medal of the games, having won silver in para swimming during week one. Bagg...
Aug 20, 2025 (2025 Canada Summer Games/Facebook)
Tories Calling on Ottawa to Work With Meta to Allow Posts from Accredited News Outlets
The PC's are joining the chorus in calling for accredited news organizations to return to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Meta blocked Canadian news content on its platforms during...
Aug 20, 2025
Hurricane Erin Staying Offshore but Forecasted to Bring High Waves and Wind to Parts of Newfoundland
A hurricane expert says despite a relatively quiet start, it has been an average hurricane season thus far. Meteorologists are currently tracking the path of Hurricane Erin. While the eye of that stor...
Aug 20, 2025 Hurricane Erin's track as of Wednesday, August 20 (Environment Canada)
Enormity of Destruction Sinking in for CBN Evacuees
A volunteer who has been focusing her efforts on helping fire evacuees in Carbonear is not sure that some people on the Conception Bay North Shore will want to rebuild once they're allowed back into t...
Aug 20, 2025 The fire burning in Conception Bay North (via Canadian Coast Guard/DFO)
Black Hawk Helicopters Leased from U.S. Not Cleared to Fly at Night
The provincial government says it has no buyer's remorse after spending nearly $3.3-million per week on two Black Hawk helicopters, on lease from the United States, after learning they legally could n...
Aug 20, 2025 (John Hogan/Facebook)
Man Charged After Pair of Collisions in Grand Falls-Windsor Sunday Morning
RCMP in Grand Falls-Windsor have arrested a 26-year-old man after a sequence of dramatic events over the weekend. Officers tried to pull a car over on Hardy Avenue shortly after midnight on Sunday, bu...
Aug 20, 2025 (RCMP)
Western Bay Post Office Destroyed in Wildfire
Canada Post says its office in Western Bay has been destroyed by the fire. The Crown corporation reported that some mail, including flat rate boxes, stamps, and coins, was destroyed. They're asking re...
Aug 20, 2025 (Google Maps)
