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Natuashish RCMP Searching for Wanted Man
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted by Natuashish RCMP on charges including assault and uttering threats. Police believe that 28-year-old Wayne Kaniuektat Mistenapeo is actively evading...
Jan 09, 2025
Human Remains Discovered at Bally Haly Golf Course
The RNC are investigating the discovery of human remains in the area of the Bally Haley golf course off Stavanger which is currently under residential development. RNC confirm the discovery and office...
Jan 09, 2025
RCMP Release Timeline on Latest ATM Theft Using Excavators
RCMP have released a timeline in connection with the province's latest theft targeting a bank ATM with the use of heavy equipment. Harbour Grace RCMP are investigating the latest incident at the Scoti...
Jan 09, 2025 Photo via Facebook
ExxonMobil Investigating Fallen Flashing on Hebron Platform During Weekend Storm
The C-NLOPB has been informed of an incident on the Hebron platform during last weekend's winter storm. ExxonMobil informed the regulator that a piece of flashing, weighing about 2.5 kilograms, fell a...
Jan 09, 2025 Waves crashing into cliffs at Lower Island Cove January 5, 2025. Photo credit: Eugene Howell
Moose Shot and Left to Struggle in Municipal Pond, Poaching Investigation Underway
Warning: the details of the following story are disturbing. Provincial wildlife enforcement officers are investigating a shocking case of animal cruelty in Clarke's Beach, right in the midst of a resi...
Jan 09, 2025
New Clinic in Old Costco Designed as One Stop Shop for Ambulatory Care
We now have more detail on just what that new medical facility in the old Costco building in St. John's will entail. It will house some of the facilities and services currently present at the Health S...
Jan 09, 2025
QMJHL Commissioner to Address Questions on New Team for St. John's
The Commissioner of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League will be in the capital city tomorrow to host a news conference following a corporate partnership breakfast at the St. John's Convention Ce...
Jan 09, 2025
Dixon Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison For Attacking Ex-Partner
Warning: Details in the following story are disturbing. A St. John's man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in a severe case of intimate partner violence. Twenty-seven-year-old Kordell Dixon ...
Jan 09, 2025 Kordell Dixon greets a VOCM reporter upon arriving for sentencing this morning in provincial court. (VOCM News)
Province's Seafood Industry Bracing for Possible Impact of Threatened US Tariffs
The province's lucrative seafood industry is in serious jeopardy should incoming US President Donald Trump make good on threatened 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. The bulk of the province's mor...
Jan 09, 2025
West Coast MP Gudie Hutchings Not Seeking Reelection
Another long-time MP and federal cabinet minister has announced her intention not to seek reelection the next time Canadians head to the polls. Gudie Hutchings, the member for Long Range Mountains, po...
Jan 09, 2025 MP Gudie Hutchings. (VOCM News)
