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New SPCA to Include State-of-the-Art Technology
The SPCA in St. John's broke ground yesterday on a new, state-of-the-art facility to house rescued animals and pets in need of homes. Jim Hynes, the chair of the Way Home campaign to raise the $7 mill...
Aug 01, 2025 (Artist's rendering of new SPCA)
Mounties Investigating Theft from Roddickton-Bide Arm Arena
RCMP in St. Anthony are investigating a recent break-in at the arena in Roddickton-Bide Arm. The culprit or culprits removed a Nintendo Wii, frozen food, paint and craft supplies and children's party ...
Aug 01, 2025
NL Housing Scales Back Tenders for New Units in Corner Brook
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing has had to scale back its expectations in building some 50 new housing units in Corner Brook after a tender issued last October failed to result in successful bidders...
Aug 01, 2025
Impaired Driver Provides Breath Samples 3.5 Times Above Legal Limit
A man has been charged with impaired after providing breath samples more than 3 and a half times the legal limit. RNC got word of a possible impaired driver on Waterford Bridge Road around 7:30 yester...
Aug 01, 2025
Mayor Requests Urgent Meeting With Premier as Marine Institute Hauls Out of Stephenville
The mayor of Stephenville is confident that the Marine Institute's Emergency Response Training Centre will return to the town-but the college says it has removed all assets from airport property and i...
Aug 01, 2025 (VOCM News)
Police Lay Down Spike Belt in Pursuit of Impaired Driver
RNC had to haul out the spike belt in order to nab a driver who had too much to drink. Officers on patrol in CBS around 1:00 this morning flashed the lights on a car that refused to stop. RNC followed...
Aug 01, 2025
Price of Most Fuels Down This Week
The price of all fuels is down this week with the exception of gasoline. Gas is up by about 2 cents a litre. Diesel does the opposite and drops by 2 cents on the island and is down by a cent and a hal...
Aug 01, 2025
Man Who Took Police on a Day-Long Chase in Stolen Car Bus-ted on Metrobus in St. John's
A man is facing a slew of charges after a day-long escapade that started on the Burin Peninsula and ended with a dramatic arrest on a Metrobus in St. John's. The sequence of events unfolded on the Bur...
Aug 01, 2025
MUN Prof, MNL Bemoan Loss of Harris Centre Work, Partnerships
Memorial University's Harris Centre, which has focused its work on encouraging informed public policy and regional development, is being shut down thanks to cost-cutting measures as the university gra...
Jul 31, 2025
Sod Turned on New Metro SPCA With $1 million Still Left To Raise
Ground was officially broken today on construction of a new SPCA shelter in the East White Hills area of St. John's. The chair of the local SPCA, Amanda Buis, says the new shelter will provide a safe ...
Jul 31, 2025 (VOCM News)
