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Teen Ticketed for Stunting as Result of Airport Heights Crash in April
A teen has been ticketed as a result of a collision involving a dirt bike in St. John's back in April. Police were called out to the scene of a crash on Airport Heights Drive, around 11:25 Easter Mond...
Jun 11, 2025 RNC Cst. James Cadigan
Man Arrested in Harbour Main Following Disturbance, Knife and Axe Seized by Police
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a disturbance in Harbour Main on Monday. RCMP were notified around 10:30 Monday morning about a person who had been threatened by a man holding a ...
Jun 11, 2025
Swilers Mourn Loss of Local Rugby Builder
A man who was instrumental in the construction of the Swilers Rugby Complex in St. John's has passed away. Paddy O'Callahan, who built up a solid catering business servicing the offshore oil industry ...
Jun 11, 2025 Paddy O'Callaghan (via Swilers Rugby on Facebook)
RCMP Trying to Locate Owner of Dead Dog
Whitbourne RCMP are trying to locate the owner of a dog which had been found deceased and submerged near the wharf in Whiteway, Trinity Bay. RCMP were called on May 10th after local residents recovere...
Jun 11, 2025
Teen Hit With Several Charges and Tickets for Reckless Dirt Bike Use in Bonavista
A teen is facing a long list of charges and tickets after a dirt bike was seen speeding along Sebastian Drive in Bonavista Saturday evening. RCMP located the dirt bike at the intersection of Coster St...
Jun 11, 2025
New St. John's Mosque Named After Teen Lost in Titan Tragedy
A tragedy that claimed the lives of a father and son has resulted in a profound connection between a grieving family and the Muslim community in St. John's. When Pakistani and U.K. businessman Shahzad...
Jun 11, 2025
Canada Games Torch Relay Kicks Off in Ottawa
The 2025 Canada Games Torch Relay will officially get started this afternoon in Ottawa. The Canada Games Host Society is holding a ceremonial lighting of the Roly McLenahan Canada Games Torch on Parli...
Jun 11, 2025 Photo via Canada Summer Games
Danny Williams Believes Ripping Up Upper Churchill MOU Would be Most Beneficial for NL
A former premier says Newfoundland and Labrador will become the laughing stock of the country if it doesn't tear up the MOU with Quebec on hydro development in Labrador. Danny Williams says the tentat...
Jun 11, 2025 Proposed Gull Island project, courtesy Nalcor.
Traps in Place as Officials Develop Eradication Plan for Invasive Japanese Beetle
The provincial government is taking the presence of a destructive invasive species very seriously, with the possibility of a spray program to be used to help eradicate the pest. The Japanese beetle ha...
Jun 11, 2025 (VOCM News)
Former Wabana Mayor Remembered During St. John's City Council Meeting
St. John's city council paid tribute yesterday to the late, great Wabana mayor Gary Gosine. Gosine passed away last week at the age of 67. Mayor Danny Breen was out of town participating in torch rela...
Jun 11, 2025 Gary Gosine is shown in this 2021 file photo, along with former MP Jack Harris, during a Bell Island ferry protest on the steps of Confederation Building. (VOCM News)
