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Staff Member With Hudson and Rex TV Show Injured on the Job
An employee with the Hudson and Rex television show was injured in a workplace incident today. The RNC has confirmed that a staff member was hurt when they fell, but it's not clear how far they had fa...
Jul 07, 2025 RNC at the scene of the workplace incident in Mount Pearl on Monday. (VOCM News)
Man Dead Following Weekend ATV Crash on Province's West Coast
A 28-year-old man is dead following an ATV crash in St. George's on the west coast of the island. Stephenville RCMP responded to the scene just before 4 a.m. Sunday morning. The quad was found in a di...
Jul 07, 2025 (RCMP detachment in Stephenville)
RNC Investigating Suspicious Fire in Shea Heights
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating a suspicious fire in the Shea Heights area of St. John's. Crews responded to Dillon Crescent just after 5 a.m. on Saturday. Police say two homes we...
Jul 07, 2025
Bail Denied For One of Three Suspects in First-Degree Murder Case
One of three people charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Spaniard's Bay man has been denied bail. Thirty-four-year-old Terry Cole took a deep breath and slumped in the prisoner's box as ...
Jul 07, 2025 Terry Cole in Supreme Court in a previous court appearance. (VOCM News)
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Seeks Stronger Police Presence to Combat 'Commonplace' Harassment, Intoxication
Residents and town officials in Happy Valley-Goose Bay say they're fed up and they've drafted a Call to Action to address public safety concerns in the town. The town has long dealt with a growing tra...
Jul 07, 2025
RCMP Arrest Wanted Man, Months After Initial Search
A wanted man has been arrested by the RCMP several months after they first indicated they were looking for him. Bay St. George RCMP first issued an arrest warrant for 33-year-old Corey Killam in late ...
Jul 07, 2025 Photo via RCMP
Allied Health Professionals Warn of 'Misguided Investment' in Healthcare
The Association of Allied Health Professionals is sounding the alarm on the heels of recent happenings, including the Auditor General's report into the use of expensive agency nurses and the impending...
Jul 07, 2025
Workplace Injury Rate Hits Historic Low in Newfoundland and Labrador
Workplace NL says lost-time injury rates in the province reached a historic low last year and are among the lowest in the country. Workplace NL's 2024 Performance Report shows the rate for last year w...
Jul 07, 2025
MP Small Urges Province to Withdraw from South Coast Marine Protected Area Pact
The MP for central Newfoundland and a section of the south coast is calling on the provincial government to withdraw as a signatory to a pact which kickstarts the process of having a large swath of th...
Jul 07, 2025 Clifford Small, Coast of Bays Central Notre Dame Federal MP PC Party
Tories Question Spending on Travel Nurses Following Auditor General Report
The Tories have lots of questions about the response to the Auditor General's report on travel nurses, which uncovered questionable spending activity. Dr. Pat Parfrey announced in February that the us...
Jul 07, 2025 Barry Petten (VOCM News)
