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Back-To-Back-To-Back Armed Robberies Result in Arrest, 20 Charges
The RNC have charged a 22-year-old man in connection with several armed robberies this week in St. John's and Paradise. The charges stem from three separate holdups at convenience stores on Tuesday an...
Apr 18, 2025
Fish and Chips Free-For-All a Staple on Good Friday in NL
Fish and chips shops across the province are trying to keep up with what is usually their busiest day of the year. It's a long-held tradition in Newfoundland and Labrador for people to enjoy a feed of...
Apr 18, 2025
Tractor-Trailer Crash Reveals Millions of Contraband Cigarettes, Cannabis
RCMP say more than seven million contraband cigarettes were seized after a tractor-trailer overturned on the Long Harbour access road earlier this week. The crash occurred last Sunday night, and the r...
Apr 18, 2025 Contraband cigarettes spilled along the shoulder of the Long Harbour access road. (RCMP photo)
Propane Leads The Way With Moderate Drop in Fuel Prices
All fuels on the island portion of the province cost less today than yesterday. The price of gas is down by 3.2 cents, diesel dropped by five cents, and furnace oil is four cents cheaper, Propane saw ...
Apr 18, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
Local Company Sees Competitive Edge in Use of AI Technology
Workers in the manufacturing and exporting sector now have access to training to help them learn about artificial intelligence. Government is providing more than $1-million for a specialized training ...
Apr 17, 2025 Some of the items created by Polyunity for the medical field
57-year-old Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault of Young Man
A 57-year-old man has been arrested and charged as the result of an investigation into a reported sexual assault against a young man. The complaint came in on March 9th in which a young man alleged th...
Apr 17, 2025
Newfoundland Power Seeking 7 Per Cent Rate Increase Come July 1st
Newfoundland Power has filed its application with the PUB for a rate increase of 7 per cent come July 1st of this year. It's part of Newfoundland Power's General Rate Application process which began i...
Apr 17, 2025
New Corner Brook Rec Centre Named After Treasured City Clerk and Athlete
The city of Corner Brook has named its brand new recreational facility after a treasured civil servant, builder and multi-sport athlete. Mayor Jim Parsons says the new Marina Redmond Centre has been a...
Apr 17, 2025
Folk Arts Society says Folk Festival Will Go Ahead this Summer
The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society vows there will be a folk festival in St. John's this year. The future of the event was called into question last month when the organization announced ...
Apr 17, 2025 Folk Arts Society executive director Julie Vogt.
Mount Pearl Man Enters Guilty Pleas in Crash That Claimed Lives of Two Young Women
A Mount Pearl man has entered guilty pleas in connection with a highway crash that claimed the lives of two young women last year. Seventy-two-year-old Austin Deir had faced four charges - two each of...
Apr 17, 2025 Clarenville Provincial Court (Google Street View)
