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One Dead, One in Custody after Second Violent Incident in Grand Falls-Windsor This Week
One person is dead and another is in custody as the result of an incident on Crescent Heights in Grand Falls-Windsor early this morning. RCMP issued an advisory this morning about an increased police ...
Apr 10, 2026
CFIB Highlights 'Sharp Increase' in Crime Targeting Small Business
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is highlighting a sharp increase in crime being seen by businesses across the country. According to new stats released by the organization, 50 per cent ...
Apr 10, 2026 (via the CFIB)
All Eyes on the Skies as Artemis II Returns to Earth
The crew of the Artemis II is heading back home to Earth with splashdown in the Pacific scheduled for tonight. The crew has travelled the farthest away from Earth than any human before after passing o...
Apr 10, 2026 (Artemis II crew. Photo via NASA.)
Capital City Looking for Greater Support from Province in Tackling Problem Properties
The Deputy Mayor of St. John's says the city would like to see more support from the provincial government in dealing with issues in the community that are causing problems in certain neighbourhoods. ...
Apr 10, 2026 A general image of police conducting an investigation in the capital city (VOCM News)
RCMP Welcome Sentencing of Second Person in Project Badminton
RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador are welcoming another conviction in relation to a two-and-a-half year investigation to disrupt drug and human trafficking. Erik Mello, who was 25 years old when he wa...
Apr 10, 2026
Armed Robbery in Centre City
The RNC is investigating following an early-morning armed robbery at the Ultramar at Blackmarsh Road and Cashin Avenue. The incident occurred around 7:30 this morning, and officers are working to loca...
Apr 10, 2026 Police blocking the parking lot of the Ultramar at Blackmarsh and Cashin after an armed robbery at the business this morning (VOCM News)
Higher Than Expected Fuel Prices Impacting Metrobus' Bottom Line
Fuel prices took a significant dip overnight, but many are feeling the pinch of recent fuel price uncertainty....including Metrobus. Metrobus uses more than 2-million litres of fuel each year and was ...
Apr 10, 2026 Metrobus at the Village Shopping Centre (VOCM News)
Arrest Warrant Issued for Man Wanted on Sex Charges
Burin Peninsula RCMP are searching for a man wanted on a number of serious sex-related charges. Thirty-eight-year-old Travis Matthew Brady is wanted in relation to multiple charges including six count...
Apr 10, 2026 Travis Brady (via RCMP)
Still No Date Set for Tabling of Provincial Budget
There's still no word on when the provincial government will table its budget for the coming year, but when it does it will be the latest a government has presented a budget since the COVID pandemic. ...
Apr 10, 2026
Capital City Cleans Up Potent Stench on Waterford Bridge Road
The city of St. John's has cleaned up a foul-smelling spill on Waterford Bridge Road, but how it happened is unknown. City staff were called about the spill yesterday morning. Drivers in the area repo...
Apr 10, 2026
