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St. John's Man Arrested in Shea Heights Drug Trafficking Investigation
A 29-year-old St. John's man was arrested and charged after police searched a home on Druken Cresent early yesterday morning. An investigation by the Weapons and Drug Enforcement Unit into weapons-rel...
Jan 25, 2025
Sandwich Bay Retrievers Search and Rescue Team Commended for Fast Action in Cartwright Rescue
Members of the Sandwich Bay Retrievers Search and Rescue Team are being thanked for their quick response in locating a snowmobiler who ran into trouble near Cartwright. RCMP received the call Wednesda...
Jan 24, 2025 File photo from 2024. Via the Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association Facebook page.
Site Selected for New Paradise High School
The provincial government is spending $3.4-million for a piece of land in Paradise on which the new high school for the area will be located. The province has purchased 11.32 acres of land off Diane W...
Jan 24, 2025
Local Broadcaster Hosting Warm Up for Alzheimer's Event at DF Barnes Arena
A young broadcaster is hosting a special fundraising event this weekend with a personal twist. Seth Hyde is inviting hockey fans and supporters to drop by DF Barnes Arena this Sunday between 9:00 and ...
Jan 24, 2025
Driver's Licence Medically Revoked, but no Criminality in Frightening Highway Incident says RCMP
RCMP say their investigation into an unusual incident on the Trans Canada this week that had the potential for disaster shows no evidence of intent, or criminality. Traffic had to veer out of the way ...
Jan 24, 2025 The area in Terra Nova National Park where the two cars came into contact.
Questions Raised About Supervision and Supports in Schools Following Child's Injury
A Grand Falls-Windsor mother is raising questions about classroom supervision after her 11-year-old daughter suffered a serious injury while in school last month. Kamara White, an avid basketball play...
Jan 24, 2025
Grant Tapper Arrested in Violent Altercation in Torbay
A man charged in connection with a violent incident in Torbay this week is well known to police and the courts. Forty-year-old Grant Tapper, who has a long history of violence, was arrested Wednesday ...
Jan 24, 2025 Grant Tapper being led into court in 2018. (VOCM News)
Local Physician Expressing Relief with Appointment of Dr. Pat Parfrey as CEO of NLHS
A local dermatologist is applauding the recent appointment of Dr. Pat Parfrey as the new CEO of NL Health - expressing hope and confidence that his leadership will take the health authority in a posit...
Jan 24, 2025 Dr. Pat Parfrey
Seven Candidates Enter Federal Liberal Leadership Race Ahead of March Vote
Seven candidates filed their papers yesterday prior to the deadline for the federal Liberal leadership. They include Chandra Arya, Jaime Battiste, Frank Baylis, Mark Carney, Ruby Dhalla, Chrystia Free...
Jan 24, 2025 Photo via liberal.ca
Whiffen Head Operations Suspended After Tanker Strikes Wharf
Newfoundland Transshipment Limited says all operations at its Whiffen Head facility in Placentia Bay have been suspended pending the completion of a safety inspection and damage assessment after a tan...
Jan 24, 2025 Photo via Trades NL
