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Man Facing Dozens of Weapons Charges Following Weekend Assault in Paradise
A 36-year-old man is facing dozens of firearms-related charges following an assault in Paradise early Saturday morning. RNC responded to a home in the town just before 6:00 Saturday morning to find a ...
May 11, 2026
More Questions Raised about Recent Court Closures
The Justice critic is concerned that recent court closures will have a further impact on court cases being heard within a reasonable amount of time. Supreme Court in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and the pro...
May 11, 2026 Court building, Wabush (Google Street View)
Coastal Erosion on Provincial Government Agenda
Coastal erosion is on the provincial government's agenda with efforts to come up with a mitigation plan to address the issue. Provincial archeologists recently sounded the alarm about the problem afte...
May 11, 2026 Eroding embankment along northeast battery on Bois Island showing exposed muzzle from cannon;
(right) a clay tobacco pipe fragment eroding out of the same embankment further south. (PAO)
HV-GB Urging Government to Live Up to Safer Communities Commitment
The Happy Valley-Goose Bay council is hoping the provincial government will live up to its election promise of safer communities in the face of what the it sees as a local public safety crisis. The to...
May 11, 2026
Two Men Arrested and Charged in Commercial Break-in and Theft in HV-GB
RCMP have arrested and charged two men in connection with a break-in and theft from a business in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A commercial alarm was triggered at a business on Hamilton River Road Sunday n...
May 11, 2026 Hamilton River Road in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (via Google Street View)
Local Financial Advisor Optimistic About Province's Economic Future
New numbers released by Statistics Canada suggest that Canada's job market may be starting to cool - but one local financial advisor says this province is bucking the trend with more positive things a...
May 11, 2026 Larry Short of Short Financial (Submitted photo)
Keith Urban Coming to St. John's to Play Churchill Park Music Festival
One of the world's best known country music artists is coming to St. John's to headline night three of this summer's Churchill Park Music Festival. Keith Urban has racked up numerous awards, including...
May 11, 2026 (From Keith Urban's new album Flow State)
Couple Facing Raft of Sexual Assault Charges Against Minor
*A warning: some of the information below is disturbing A man and a woman in St. John's are facing sexual assault related charges against a minor. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary was called last T...
May 11, 2026
City of St. John's Prepared to Welcome Cruise Ships
Contingency plans are in place in the capital city region should a cruise ship with an outbreak of serious illness on board arrive in port. St. John's council lead on the cruise industry, Jill Bruce w...
May 11, 2026 The cruise ship Arcadia visiting St. John's, September 30, 2025 (VOCM News)
Lab City Mayor Says Additional Power Capacity Needed to Support Large Projects
The mayor of Labrador City says they have companies ready to invest in the region but movement is needed on additional power capacity in the region. The Churchill Falls MOU would have made that happen...
May 11, 2026 Mayor Jordan Brown (Town of Labrador City)
