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Federation of Agriculture Stressing the Importance of Livestock at Upcoming Expos
The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture is hosting its annual agriculture expos in Corner Brook this weekend and a little later in Grand Falls-Windsor. To kick off each event, Agricult...
Sep 10, 2025
Driver of Corner Brook School Bus, with Students on Board, Charged with Impaired
A school bus driver in Corner Brook has been arrested by RNC for impaired driving. Police pulled the school bus over on East Valley Road after receiving a report of a possible impaired driver. There w...
Sep 10, 2025
Woman Suffers 'Life Altering Injuries,' Man Charged with Aggravated Assault
RCMP have arrested a 24-year-old man from Nain in relation to a serious assault against a woman. The victim suffered what police call a serious, potentially life-altering injury. Police were called ar...
Sep 10, 2025 (VOCM News)
Students Unions Release List of Demands and Desires Ahead of Provincial Election
The Canadian Federation of Students and MUN's Students Union have released a list of demands ahead of the provincial election. The fall semester started this week and both unions say reducing tuition ...
Sep 10, 2025 Nick Keough speaking with reporters (VOCM News)
Eastern Regional Service Board Urging Residents to Apply for Waste Recovery Access Cards
The Eastern Regional Service Board will require an access card in the new year to dump household items at waste recovery facilities, and it's urging anyone who wants a card to get in the queue soon. T...
Sep 10, 2025 (VOCM News)
RCMP Hoping to Identify Two Men Caught on Camera in New Harbour
RCMP are seeking the public's help in identifying two people following an early morning theft outside a storage facility in New Harbour last month. Police were called to the area around 7:00 a.m. on W...
Sep 10, 2025 RCMP are hoping to identify two men caught on surveillance camera in New Harbour (RCMP)
Demonstrations Across the Province Tomorrow to Bring Awareness to Addictions
A province-wide rally is planned for tomorrow to draw attention to what organizers call the "escalating crisis of addiction and crime" across Newfoundland and Labrador. Tina Olivero, who is with the G...
Sep 10, 2025 Tina Olivero next to the memorial for her son, Ben, where he died of a drug overdose last year. (VOCM News)
Body Safety Program Expanded to Grades 4-9
A body safety program for kids in the K-9 system is being introduced this school year. Called "Kids in the Know," the program, which uses puppets as props, is currently offered in all K-3 classrooms i...
Sep 10, 2025 Bev Moore Davis (VOCM News)
Bell Provides Update on Replacement of Infrastructure Destroyed in CBN Wildfire
Bell Canada is providing an update on the work completed to-date in fire ravaged communities in Conception Bay North. Bell has replaced all of the close to 13 km of damaged fibre through nine communit...
Sep 10, 2025 Power and utility crews restoring services in Western Bay (VOCM News)
Woman Facing Several Charges After Vehicle Crashes into Two RCMP Cruisers
Impaired driving charges are pending after a woman smashed her vehicle into two RCMP cruisers in Colliers over the weekend. Holyrood RCMP flashed the lights on the car around 1:20 Saturday morning but...
Sep 10, 2025
