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First Lot of Canada Games Athletes Arrive in St. John's
By now, some Canada Games athletes are already settling into their temporary homes away from home on MUN's St. John's campus. The first flights began arriving just after 6 a.m. this morning with almos...
Aug 08, 2025 (VOCM News)
Theft of Safe, Gun and Truck from Bay Roberts Ends in Crash on TCH
News is just coming to light now about an incident last Friday involving a large sum of cash, a stolen gun and pickup truck which began in Bay Roberts and ended with a crash on the TCH. Two men have b...
Aug 08, 2025 (RCMP)
Growth Reported in Kingston Fire; Other Fires Remain Out of Control with Minimal Growth
Officials reported growth yesterday in the wildfire burning in Conception Bay North. The fire was estimated to be over 2,100 hectares in size yesterday afternoon, expanding toward Ochre Pit Cove. That...
Aug 08, 2025
Diesel and Some Home Heating Fuels Down This Week
There's no real change in the price of gas this week but there is a bit of a break in the price of some other fuels. Gas is up by less than a cent per litre. Diesel drops by nearly 4 and a half cents ...
Aug 08, 2025
Crews Battling Forest Fire in Red Harbour on Burin Peninsula
The Marystown Volunteer Fire Department has confirmed that there is a forest fire in Red Harbour on the Burin Peninsula. In a post to Facebook, the department says multiple agencies are responding, in...
Aug 07, 2025 The Marystown Volunteer Fire Department. Photo via Twitter
Teenager and Parent Charged Following Illegal ATV Activity in Paradise
A teenager and his parent have been charged following illegal ATV activity in Paradise. On Wednesday, the RNC conducted a covert enforcement operation in the town with the help of municipal enforcemen...
Aug 07, 2025 An ATV seized from a teenage driver in Paradise (RNC)
Drugs and Cash Seized From Vehicle in Deer Lake
Two people who the RCMP are calling "prolific offenders" were arrested in Deer Lake on Tuesday following the seizure of drugs and cash. Police started their investigation just before 2:30 p.m. after n...
Aug 07, 2025
UPDATE: One Man Arrested Following Incident in Sheshatshiu
People in Sheshatshiu are free to come and go again after RCMP put out a "shelter-in-place" advisory as a man in his thirties had a firearm. He was taken into custody without incident and RCMP are con...
Aug 07, 2025
Fines For Setting Illegal Fires to Soar
Government is following through on increasing penalties for people who violate the ban on fires. Some fines can be as low as $75, which Premier John Hogan says is way too low. While not all the legale...
Aug 07, 2025
UPDATED: Ochre Pit Cove and Salmon Cove Latest Communities Evacuated Due to Wildfires
Two more communities are being evacuated - both in Conception Bay North. Ochre Pit Cove and Salmon Cove are the latest ones to have to leave because of the threat of fire. Residents of Ochre Pit Cove ...
Aug 07, 2025
