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Successful Search for Two Missing Hunters in Central
It was an all night search, but a pair of hunters are back home safe after getting lost Friday night. Roger Goobie from the Exploits Search and Rescue described the conditions as treacherous as a 36-y...
Oct 27, 2024 Photo via Facebook
Canadians Planning Early Holiday Shopping According to CFIB
Halloween is not yet in the rearview mirror, but a lot of people are already starting to think about their Christmas holiday spending. The Retail Council of Canada attributes that to a "hangover" from...
Oct 27, 2024 freestocks / Unsplash
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Mayor Advocates for Travel Subsidy to Boost Labrador's Economy
The Mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay says he wants the province to look at a subsidy for travel to and from Labrador from the island. It comes on the heels of a report from the Goose Bay Airport Corpor...
Oct 27, 2024 Photo via Town of Happy Valley–Goose Bay
RNC Confirms Seizure of Potent New Drugs Carfentanil and Methylfentanyl
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary cannot provide much in the way of detail relating to how new kinds of powerful drugs - never before seen in the province - were seized. The RNC issued an advisory t...
Oct 27, 2024
Bay Roberts RCMP Warns of Needle Found in Candy at Trunk or Treat Event
For the second time this week, an advisory has been put out asking children to be cautious in consuming candy from a trunk or treat event. This time, the incident relates back to a trunk or treat at a...
Oct 27, 2024 (Photo courtesy RCMP)
Man Charged with Impaired Driving After July Rollover on Pitts Memorial
RNC have charged a 32-year-old man with impaired driving after a vehicle left Pitts Memorial back in July and rolled over. Police were called to the scene in the eastbound lane of the highway at aroun...
Oct 26, 2024
'Prolific Offender' Arrested in Deer Lake
A man the RCMP call a "prolific offender" has been arrested and charged by Deer Lake RCMP in connection with a list of new offences. Thirty-six-year-old Archibald Billard was arrested after being chas...
Oct 26, 2024
Charge Laid in Sexual Assault Case
A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a reported sexual assault involving a 14-year-old girl. RNC were contacted on Thursday about an incident that occurred the previous d...
Oct 26, 2024
Torngat Mountains MHA Criticizes Lack of Action on High Airfare Costs in Labrador
The MHA for Torngat Mountains says she can't understand why basic access to affordable travel for the people of Labrador is still being discussed without meaningful solutions. That's as residents fund...
Oct 26, 2024 Lela Evans speaking with reporters in the House of Assembly (VOCM News)
RNC Seeks Public Assistance in Investigating Suspicious Vehicle Fire in Goulds
The RNC is seeking the public's help in its investigation into a suspicious vehicle fire in Goulds. Police were called around 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday and arrived to find two vehicles, parked on a commer...
Oct 26, 2024
