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Rainbow Flag Raised at City Hall to Mark St. John's Pride Festival
A rainbow flag is now flapping in the breeze outside St. John's City Hall, marking the beginning of the annual St. John's Pride Festival. A flag raising ceremony was held yesterday featuring music and...
Jul 10, 2025 (City of St. John's)
RNC Investigating Fire at Abandoned Building in CBS
RNC is investigating a fire that consumed an abandoned property in Conception Bay South last night. Crews rushed to the scene just after 10:00 where the building was engulfed in flame. The blaze was p...
Jul 10, 2025
Texas Floods a Stark Warning for Canada on Flood Preparedness, Expert Says
The Canadian Climate Institute says climate change is making the risk of flash flooding worse. The comments come nearly a week after flooding devastated parts of Texas, leaving a death toll that has c...
Jul 09, 2025 Photo via Facebook (Kerr County Government)
Man Facing Sexual Assault, Indecent Act Charges Following Incident at St. John's Bus Stop
A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an alleged sexual assault at a bus stop in the Village Shopping Centre parking lot on Saturday. The RNC were called to the area just before 7 ...
Jul 09, 2025 (VOCM News)
Manhunt Continues for Armed Robbery Suspect in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
The RCMP in Happy Valley Goose Bay are continuing their search for a man allegedly involved in an armed robbery following some tense moments in the town last night. Thirty-seven-year-old Kieran Pardy,...
Jul 09, 2025 Alex Pardy (RCMP file)
Exodus of Veteran Politicians Paves Way for New Era in Provincial Politics, Says Expert
When voters head to the polls sometime over the next three months, there will be a lot of new names on the ballots, and that is a good thing, according to a MUN political scientist. Looking at the pro...
Jul 09, 2025 2021 post-election cabinet (Photo via X)
Update: Police Operation in Port aux Basques Ends with Arrest
A police operation in Channel-Port aux Basques has come to a close following an increased RCMP presence in the Savoury's Lane area earlier today. Officers had asked the public to stay clear of the are...
Jul 09, 2025
Police Search for Man Who Used Honda Civic to Drag Stolen Trailer from Carbonear Lot
Harbour Grace RCMP are searching for a man who stole a trailer and towed it by tying it to the trunk of his Honda Civic. The incident happened just after 1:00 a.m. Saturday, where mounties say the man...
Jul 09, 2025 Photo via RCMP
Two of Three Suspects in Bay Roberts Murder to Remain in Custody
A Harbour Grace woman charged with the first-degree murder of a Spaniard's Bay man will remain in custody for the foreseeable future. Twenty-eight-year-old Stephanie Noftall is one of a trio arrested ...
Jul 09, 2025 Stephanie Noftall has a word with her lawyer, Jon Noonan, in Supreme Court. (VOCM News)
Newfoundland and Labrador Sits Out as Provinces Agree on Interprovincial Alcohol Sales
Governments from across the country are raising a glass to the idea of buying liquor from other jurisdictions - except Newfoundland and Labrador. Ministers from across the country announced yesterday ...
Jul 09, 2025
