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Bay d'Espoir Highway Closed Following Collision
The Bay d'Espoir Highway is impassable at this hour as crews respond to a collision. First responders are on the scene of the accident which is about 25 km south of Bishop's Falls. RCMP will provide a...
Jul 23, 2025
New Head of Basilica Heritage Foundation Focused on Preserving Historic Structure
The new executive director of the Basilica Heritage Foundation admits there are some challenges ahead, but she's looking forward to helping to maintain the Basilica of St. John the Baptist as one of t...
Jul 23, 2025
High School Principal Suing Local Social Media Personality for Alleged Defamation
The principal of Holy Trinity High School is suing online influencer Dana Metcalfe over a barrage of disturbing and alleged defamatory comments made about him on social media. Trevor Taylor's lawsuit ...
Jul 23, 2025 Dana Metcalfe (VOCM News file photo)
Hogan and Legault Meet One-on-One to Discuss Upper Churchill MOU
Premier John Hogan met separately with Quebec Premier Francois Legault during Council of the Federation meetings in Ontario this week. The two provinces are in the process of finalizing a Memorandum o...
Jul 23, 2025 NL Premier John Hogan and Quebec Premier Francois Legault (CPAC)
NL Saw Largest Increase in Overall Crime Rate in 2024: Statistics Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador experienced the largest increase in the overall crime rate of any sub-federal jurisdiction in Canada last year. The crime rate in NL rose by 5 per cent last year from 2023 wh...
Jul 23, 2025
Town of Clarenville Crowned NL's Most Active Community by ParticipACTION
Clarenville has been declared Newfoundland and Labrador's most active community by ParticipACTION. For the effort, the town gets $15,000 cash to support recreation initiatives. Thirty per cent of the ...
Jul 23, 2025 (Town of Clarenville/Facebook)
Carney Only Willing to Accept Best Deal for Canada in Trade Talks With U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will only accept the best deal for Canada as trade talks with the U.S. drag on. The PM met with the Council of the Federation yesterday to discuss trade strategy and...
Jul 23, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney addressing the Council of the Federation in Hunstville, Ontario (CPAC)
35-Year-Old Man and Teen Facing Several Charges Following Traffic Stop
Two people were arrested and an RNC officer was hurt after a bit of a chaotic traffic stop last night. Metro police hauled the car over around 10:40. When the vehicle came to a stop, several people ho...
Jul 23, 2025
Case Involving Man Charged in Incident with Teens in Portugal Cove-St. Philips Called in Court
A man facing two dozen serious charges after a run-in with a group of teens earlier this year had his case called before a judge this morning. Forty-seven-year-old Aaron Manuel of Portugal Cove-St. Ph...
Jul 22, 2025
Surveillance Images from School Break In and Theft Released by Police
RCMP need help from the public to identify three people captured on camera during a break, enter and theft from the Sheshatshiu Innu School on Monday. Video surveillance captured three people, all wea...
Jul 22, 2025 (Photo submitted by RCMP)
