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U.S. Congress Votes in Favour of Release of Epstein Files
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill compelling the Justice Department to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Congress voted 427-1 in favour of rele...
Nov 18, 2025
Driver on Canada-Wide Driving Prohibition Pulled Over by RCMP
A 50-year-old man who was on a Canada-wide driving prohibition was pulled over during a police check point near Isle aux Morts last Saturday. The driver was arrested and charged with driving while pro...
Nov 18, 2025 Port aux Basques RCMP pulled the man's vehicle over near isle aux Morts (RCMP)
Young Musician's Annual Christmas Fundraiser Returns Weeks After Undergoing Heart Procedure
A young man who has spent years organizing fundraisers is back at it again this holiday season in support of the CNIB. Alex Taylor's 6th annual Merry and Bright Fundraiser is taking place this weekend...
Nov 18, 2025
Federation of Labour Calls for Workforce Clinic
The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour is renewing its call for an occupational workforce clinic to help injured workers navigate the system. The federation is holding its triennial conven...
Nov 18, 2025 Jessica McCormick, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour.
Hit and Run Leaves Port Union Man Back Where he Started
A man with a suspended licence is no further ahead after police say he struck a vehicle and left the scene while retrieving his seized vehicle from an impound yard. Bonavista RCMP say the driver was i...
Nov 18, 2025 (VOCM News)
Pair Arrested and Charged With Alleged Drug Offences in HV-GB
A couple of unwelcome guests who refused to comply with police demands to leave a home in Happy Valley-Goose Bay were finally persuaded when police dog Phox got involved. RCMP were called to a home on...
Nov 18, 2025 RCMP police dog, Phox (RCMP)
Contraband Tobacco Directly Linked to Organized Crime says Former OPP Deputy Commissioner
Many may think that buying and selling contraband tobacco is harmless, but police warn that contraband tobacco is directly linked to organized crime. There have been a number of high-profile contraban...
Nov 18, 2025 Contraband tobacco seized at North Sydney by RCMP (Photo via RCMP)
'A Fed Fox is a Dead Fox' Rescue Group Warns of Dangers of Feeding Wild Animals
A fed fox is a dead fox. That's the message Rock Wildlife Rescue wants visitors to Newfoundland and Labrador's parks and national historic sites to remember. A fox was recently struck and killed by a ...
Nov 18, 2025 Parks Canada workers erect a sign warning people against feeding the foxes at Signal Hill
UPDATE: Braya Fined $118,000 for Fatal Come By Chance Explosion
Braya Renewable Fuels, operators of the Come By Chance refinery, has been fined a total of $118,000 for an explosion that killed one employee and seriously injured seven others. The fine was part of a...
Nov 18, 2025
Federation of Labour Renews Call for Occupational Workforce Clinic
The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour is renewing its call for an occupational workforce clinic to help injured workers navigate the system. The federation is holding its triennial conven...
Nov 18, 2025 Jessica McCormick, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour.
