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Grand Bank Man Charged with Numerous Weapons-Related Offences
A 28-year-old man from Grand Bank is facing a list of charges after confronting the occupant of a home in Fortune late last month. RCMP were called about an unwanted man inside a home on Forest Road i...
Apr 07, 2026
Paradise Garage Owner Pleads Guilty to Forging Inspection Certificates Following Fatal Crash
A Paradise garage owner has pleaded guilty to 15 counts of forging vehicle inspection certificates in connection with a fatal crash on Peacekeepers Way almost four years ago. Sixty-two-year-old Cecil ...
Apr 07, 2026 Cecil Walsh in court (VOCM News)
Evidence of Earth's First Mass Extinction Event Discovered In Newfoundland
A research team at Memorial University has discovered that the first animal extinction event on Earth was even bigger than the meteor-impact that ended the age of dinosaurs. New data published in geol...
Apr 07, 2026 Some of the fossil creatures discovered at a site in Upper Island Cove (submitted by Duncan McIlroy)
John Howard Society says Overcrowding at HMP has Impact on Inmates, Staff
The John Howard Society says its been watching overcrowding at Her Majesty's Penitentiary for quite some time. The provincial government last week confirmed that some two dozen inmates are currently b...
Apr 07, 2026 Melissa Noseworthy (VOCM News)
Elevated Fuel Price Pain will be a 'Long Term Problem' says Watchdog
A fuel price watchdog says the price of gas has gone up about 52 cents a litre across Canada since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran - and Canadians need to prepare for more pric...
Apr 07, 2026 A sampling of gas prices in the metro area as of April 1st (VOCM News)
Newfoundland Pine Marten on the IL Back to Frisky Self Thanks to Vets and Volunteers
The Salmonier Nature Park has a new permanent resident after officials went above and beyond to help a small creature in trouble. A Newfoundland pine marten suffered a broken leg after being hit by a ...
Apr 07, 2026 A Newfoundland pine marten recovering from surgery to repair a broken leg (via Department of Forestry)
Next PUB Fuel Price Adjustment Expected Tonight
The Public Utilities Board is expected to make an adjustment to the regulated price of fuel tonight. The PUB says no new market data was available from the Bank of Canada or Argus Media due to the hol...
Apr 07, 2026 (VOCM News file photo)
Minister Encouraged by Suggestions to Streamline Court Case Management
The minister of justice is encouraged by some suggestions to help organize court cases on a daily basis. A working group was struck late last year after a number of courts were abruptly adjourned or s...
Apr 07, 2026 (VOCM News)
Port Blandford Residents Vow to Keep up the Fight Against Clearcutting
A group formed against allowing clearcutting in the Port Blandford area calls a recent appeal court ruling against them "upsetting" but say they won't give up the fight. The Citizens Against Clearcutt...
Apr 07, 2026 Port Blandford (VOCM News)
SpacesShared Hoping to Match Students with Seniors Living at Home
An initiative that pairs students looking for affordable housing with seniors who have space to share is relaunching in Newfoundland and Labrador. SpacesShared recently entered into an agreement with ...
Apr 07, 2026
