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Man Charged in East End Murder, and Brother Who Allegedly Helped Him Escape, Plead Not Guilty
Two brothers charged in the aftermath of a targeted killing in the east end of St. John's have now pleaded not guilty. The pleas automatically trigger preliminary inquiries for both 19-year-old Ibrahi...
May 30, 2025 Brothers Ibrahim (l) and Hussein (r) Hussein (VOCM News)
Warrant Issued for Arrest of 19-year-old Woman
RCMP in Sheshatshiu have issued an arrest warrant for a young woman. RCMP say 19-year-old Uasheshkun Montague, also known as Deanna, is wanted on a charge of assault with a weapon and is believed to b...
May 30, 2025 Uasheshkun (Deanna) Montague (image released by RCMP)
Privacy Commissioner Launches Investigation into PowerSchool Cyberattack
The province's Privacy Commissioner is launching an investigation into a recent privacy breach involving the PowerSchool app. A 19-year-old American college student recently pleaded guilty to hacking ...
May 30, 2025 NL Privacy Commissioner, Kerry Hatfield (OIPC)
Sugar Tax Coming off Affected Products July 1st
The 20 cent per litre tax on sugary drinks will be eliminated as of July 1st. The tax was introduced initially as a means to encourage consumers to make healthier choices, but critics saw it as a grab...
May 30, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
Booze and Cannabis Sales Up at NLC in Latest Fiscal Year
Net earnings at the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation are up for the fiscal year ended a few weeks ago and so, too, is the dividend paid to government. Net earnings were $211-million in the...
May 30, 2025
American Basketball Player's Sexual Assault Case Heard in Court, More Evidence Pending
More evidence is on the way in a sexual assault case involving an American basketball player. Twenty-nine-year-old Raekwon Holliman was charged following an incident at a downtown St. John's hotel in ...
May 30, 2025
Fire Ban in Effect on Northeast Avalon
Fire bans are now in effect throughout the northeast Avalon as many parts of the province are at a high risk for forest fires. Fire bans are in place for St. John's, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Conception ...
May 30, 2025 (File photo)
NL Housing Renting Out Rooms at Hotel Corner Brook for Emergency Housing
Corner Brook Mayor Jim Parsons believes not enough supports are being provided to help people living in transitional and emergency housing in the city-an issue that's come to the fore in the west coas...
May 30, 2025 (Google Maps)
Asthma Canada Provides Health Tips During Wildfire Season
Asthma Canada is offering tips on how asthmatics and others can stay safe during forest fire season. Even those many thousands of miles away from a forest fire can be affected by the smoke which conta...
May 30, 2025
CBN Business Owners Face Hurdles in Attempt to Claim Body Listed by Health Authority
Two well-meaning business owners have learned that claiming a body for burial is not as easy as it sounds. Gordon French, who owns the Easton 1602 Pub in Harbour Grace and Pauline Yetman who owns the ...
May 30, 2025 (Facebook)
