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GoFundMe Launched for Worker Injured on Hudson & Rex Set
A GoFundMe has been set up for a Hudson & Rex employee who's in serious condition following a 10-foot fall while filming the show. The incident happened on Monday while on a set in Donovan's Industria...
Jul 10, 2025 RNC at the scene of the workplace incident in Mount Pearl on Monday. (VOCM News)
No Quick Fix to Bell Island Ferry Issues: MHA
The MHA who represents Bell Island acknowledges problems with the ferry services, but says there is no quick fix. The island's 2,200 residents have been plagued with spotty service the past while, but...
Jul 10, 2025 (File photo.)
Couple Behind Message in a Bottle Found in Ireland Still Going Strong
Two young sweethearts who threw a recently-discovered message in a bottle into the ocean 13 years ago have a relationship that is still going strong to this day. Earlier this week, a wine bottle with ...
Jul 10, 2025 Maharees Heritage and Conservation (Meta/FB)
RCMP Arrest Wanted Port aux Basques Man Following Standoff
A wanted man in Port aux Basques has been arrested by the RCMP following a lengthy standoff. An arrest warrant for 44-year-old Leon William Francis was issued on June 18th. He was wanted on three coun...
Jul 10, 2025
Man Charged After Assaulting Two People in Corner Brook
A man has been arrested and charged after two people were assaulted in Corner Brook yesterday. RNC were first called to reports of an assault in progress on Riverhead Road just before 9 p.m. Officers ...
Jul 10, 2025
Guilty Verdict in Offshore Incident That Almost Killed Rig Worker
A Texas-based offshore drilling company has been convicted in connection with an incident which almost killed one of its employees six years ago. Transocean Drilling Services was originally charged wi...
Jul 10, 2025 Transocean Barents oil rig (Transocean/Deepwater.com)
Government Reaffirms Commitment to Improving Cell Service Across Province
The provincial government says it is committed to finding solutions to ensure reliable cell phone coverage across the province. That response comes on the heels of a scary situation over the weekend n...
Jul 10, 2025 Nathan Dumlao / Unsplash
Increased Police Presence in New Harbour, Bay Roberts
There is an increased police presence in Bay Roberts and New Harbour at this hour. Police are carrying out an investigation near Powell's Supermarket in Bay Roberts and a home in New Harbour. The publ...
Jul 10, 2025
RNC Searching for Missing Mount Moriah Man
Police on the west coast need help in locating a missing man. Aaron M. Hall, who's 44 years old, is 5'6" tall and weighs 170 pounds. The man was last seen at his residence in Mount Moriah Tuesday afte...
Jul 10, 2025 (RNC)
Committee Ready for This Year's Early Running of Royal St. John's Regatta
Rowers are on the pond every night and organizers of the Royal St. John's Regatta say everything is coming together for the 207th running. This year, race day is Wednesday, July 30, one week sooner th...
Jul 10, 2025
