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Lightning Strike Responsible for Damage to Cougar Helicopter in January
Investigators have determined that a lightning strike was to blame for a frightening incident on board a Cougar helicopter in January. The Sikorsky chopper, which was en route to the SeaRose FPSO, was...
Aug 08, 2025 (Photo via Cougar Helicopters.)
Firefighters Risking Lives Fighting NL's Wildfires
The heat bearing down on firefighters in Newfoundland is something that few have experienced, leaving them, on occasion, having to run for their lives. Duane Antle, the President of the Newfoundland a...
Aug 08, 2025 The fire burning near Kingston, NL (Harbour Grace Volunteer Fire Brigade/Facebook)
Team Gushue Closed for Portion of Sunday and All Monday for Canada Games
The metro region grows by thousands beginning this weekend with the Canada Summer Games and there will be an impact on traffic flow. Parts of the downtown will be sealed off tomorrow for the opening c...
Aug 08, 2025
VOCM's Block the Bus School Supply Drive Today
It's the final day of the annual VOCM Block the Bus Campaign. Today we'll be trying to fill a Metrobus with school supplies in support of the Single Parent Association. The campaign has been going on ...
Aug 08, 2025
Fire Deliberately Set and Left Unattended at Old Highway Depot in Hampden
The Town of Hampden says someone deliberately set a fire at the old highway depot last night and left it unattended. The act comes during a provincial fire ban and looming increases to fines, up to $5...
Aug 08, 2025 An intentional fire started at the old Highway Depot in Hampden during a province-wide fire ban (Town of Hampden/Facebook)
Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philips Bans Use of E-Scooters on Public Property
The Town of Portugal Cove-St. Phillips has banned the use of e-scooters on public property. The ban includes all trails, parks, historical sites, playgrounds and the splash pad. They are still okay to...
Aug 08, 2025 (CAA)
Grand Falls-Windsor Man Facing Assault Charges
A man has been charged with a number of criminal offences after a woman in Grand Falls-Windsor was assaulted. RCMP say the woman was injured in the incident, which happened at a home in the town on Tu...
Aug 08, 2025
Sweltering Temperatures in Store for Many Areas for Several Days
There is a heat warning out for many parts of the province-and it's not going to end anytime soon. Environment Canada says temperatures are going to be near 30 degrees daytime for the next several day...
Aug 08, 2025 (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
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)
