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Town of Paradise Fed Up With ATV Riders Damaging Sports Fields
The Mayor of Paradise is sounding the alarm over damage being caused by off-road vehicles tearing up local sports fields. Mayor Dan Bobbett says a number of drivers are taking to softball and soccer f...
May 27, 2025
Black Iceberg Captured Off Coast of Labrador
The photographer who captured a rare black iceberg off the coast of Labrador says he's never seen anything like it. Hallur Antoniussen is originally from the Faroe Islands, but has been living in Carb...
May 27, 2025 (Submitted/Hallur Antoniussen)
NLHS Has No Issue With Care Provided by Chief of Family Medicine in Central
The CEO of NL Health Services has no problem with the service provided by the chief of family medicine in central Newfoundland. NLHS came under fire from the PCs for allowing Dr. Ammar Al-Rubaye to sp...
May 27, 2025 NL Health Services CEO Pat Parfrey. (VOCM News/file)
Crown Seeks Jail Time for Man, House Arrest for Woman in Child Abduction Case
The Crown is seeking one year in jail for a man convicted of child abduction, and house arrest for his female accomplice. One year may not seem like much, but as the defence put it, "it wasn't like so...
May 27, 2025 Will Crockwell (VOCM News)
Man Charged for Allegedly Pointing Firearm in New Perlican
A man is facing several charges after he allegedly threatened people with a firearm in New Perlican over the weekend. RCMP say 26-year-old Devon Gillingham had already been detained by people in the c...
May 27, 2025
Newfoundland Power Issues Disconnection Notice to Stephenville Airport
The airport in Stephenville is at risk of having its power shut off. Newfoundland Power has confirmed for VOCM News that Stephenville Dymond Airport has been given a notice of disconnection of electri...
May 27, 2025
Man With Three-Year-Old Warrant Arrested After Crash in Metro
A wanted man who had been laying low for the past three years found his way into police custody in an unexpected manner yesterday. Police were called to an accident in the west end over the supper hou...
May 27, 2025
King Charles to Give Speech from the Throne Today
King Charles III will deliver the Speech from the Throne in Ottawa this afternoon. Prime Minister Mark Carney invited Charles to read the speech earlier this month in a move that many argue is a messa...
May 27, 2025 King Charles III meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on May 26, 2025 (CPAC)
Stephenville Man Facing Several Sex Charges
A Stephenville man has been arrested and charged with numerous sexual offences, including making and distributing child pornography. Fifty-one-year-old Jason Trent Hulan was arrested after a number of...
May 27, 2025
Air Portugal Flight Diverts to YYT Due to Fumes in Cabin
A TAP Air Portugal flight bound for Newark had to make an emergency landing at YYT last evening due to fumes detected in the cabin. The Airbus A321 originating out of Porto notified air traffic contro...
May 27, 2025 The TAP Air Portugal flight squawked 7700 (General Emergency) around 7:30 p.m. NST and requested to making an emergency landing at St. John's International (Submitted/Karter King)
