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Preliminary Inquiry Set For Trio in Bay Roberts Murder Case
Dates have now been set for the preliminary inquiry in a Bay Roberts first-degree murder case. Three people are charged with planning and killing a 42-year-old man from Spaniard's Bay. Forty-one-year-...
Jan 17, 2025 Harbour Grace Provincial Court
Bust at St. John's Home Finds Drugs, Cash, 3D-Printed Handgun
The search and seizure of items from a St. John's home this week netted a large quantity of drugs, loaded firearms and a 3D-printed handgun. Police descended on the home on Channing Place on Tuesday a...
Jan 17, 2025 Photo via RCMP
IBEW Local 1620 Disapproves of Unsanctioned Protests Outside Newfoundland Power
IBEW Local 1620 says it does not condone the decision by some members to demonstrate outside Newfoundland Power. The union says it entered negotiations for its craft membership in September of 2022, a...
Jan 17, 2025
Stephenville Home Raid Yields Drugs, Cash, and Weapons; Two Men Arrested
Two arrests were made after a significant drug and weapons seizure from a home in Stephenville this week. RCMP, with the help of police dog Thor, searched a home on Hillview Avenue on Wednesday, and s...
Jan 17, 2025 Photo via RCMP
Search for Missing Woman at Cape Spear Suspended Due to Weather
The search and recovery effort for a woman who was swept out to sea at Cape Spear on Wednesday has been suspended for today due to weather conditions. The woman and man were down near the water when a...
Jan 17, 2025 (VOCM file photo)
Crane Accident Near Aquarena Sparks Investigation, No Injuries Reported
There were no injuries, but an incident at a construction site near the Aquarena yesterday afternoon is being described as a "close call." A massive crane ended up rolling down an embankment, narrowly...
Jan 17, 2025 Photo submitted
Eating Disorder Foundation Announces Leadership Transition
It's the end of an era for the Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. Founder and Chair of the group's board of directors, Vince Withers, is stepping back from the role after nearly ...
Jan 17, 2025
No Changes at Top of Royal St. John's Regatta Committee
The Royal St. John's Regatta Committee has elected its new board for 2025 with the top positions remaining intact. Ashley Peach is again president and Keith White vice-president and captain of the cou...
Jan 17, 2025
With Limited Space for International Recruits, Prime Focus Should be Health Care: RNU
The Registered Nurses' Union says government's focus, when it comes to immigration, needs to be on health care. Ottawa has slashed government's yearly immigration caps, down to 1,525 annually for the ...
Jan 17, 2025 (Registered Nurses' Union Yvette Coffey)
Trudeau Fires Back at Alberta Premier Over Tariff Stance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out swinging at a news conference yesterday after being asked about Danielle Smith's decision to break away from her fellow premiers and her refusal to sign on to a ...
Jan 17, 2025 Photo via CPAC
