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Metro Police Looking for Missing Man
The public's help is being sought in locating a man reported missing from the capital city. RNC say 49-year-old William McLean of St. John's is approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 230 pounds with...
Oct 25, 2024
Heaviest Rain Over on Avalon, Downpours Continue in Central and the West Coast
The worst of heavy rainfall appears to be over for the Avalon Peninsula, but many other areas will continue to see torrential rain and even thunder and lighting as a water-soaked system continues to m...
Oct 25, 2024
"All My Love, Dad": Daughter of Man Who Died in Driftwood Inn fire Thankful for Support
The daughter of a man who died in the fire that destroyed the Driftwood Inn in Deer Lake last weekend wants to send her thanks to the people of the town who have been so helpful to her family as they ...
Oct 25, 2024 (Submitted)
NL Health Services Promoting Naloxone Use After Dangerous New Drugs Seized
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is spreading awareness about the importance of Naloxone after two new, and very dangerous drugs were discovered in the province recently. The Royal Newfoundla...
Oct 25, 2024
Projected 42 Per Cent Reduction in Economic Immigration "Very Concerning": Stoodley
The province's immigration minister is alarmed with what the department estimates will be a 42 per cent reduction in economic immigration spaces in Newfoundland and Labrador. The federal government th...
Oct 25, 2024
Man Charged in Pouch Cove Ocean Crash Considering Pleas
A man accused of forcing a carload of young people into the ocean off Pouch Cove last year is mulling over how to plead in the case. It happened in the early-morning darkness of Nov. 11, Remembrance D...
Oct 25, 2024 File photo (VOCM News)
More Beds Being Added to Long Term Care Centre in Corner Brook
More beds are going to be added at health care facilities on the province's west coast in attempts to deal with a shortage at the new hospital in Corner Brook. Earlier this month, Opposition Leader To...
Oct 25, 2024 The new long-term care facility next to the new Western Memorial Hospital in Corner Brook.
The Cat's Meow: PhD Student and Feline Friend's Adventures Raise Funds for Local Animal Shelter
An adopted cat, that grew so attached to his new owner that he was suffering from separation anxiety, is now seeing the sights, and raising money for an animal shelter in need. Joseph Duncan, a PhD st...
Oct 25, 2024
Provincial Minister Worried About Cuts to National Immigration Target
Provincial minister responsible for immigration, Sarah Stoodley says the province cannot afford to cut its more than 3,000 economic immigration spaces. Stoodley was responding to Ottawa's decision to ...
Oct 25, 2024
Police Appealing for More Evidence in CBS Shooting Investigation
The RNC is seeking more information from the public as it tries to determine whether or not a shooting in CBS last weekend was targeted, or random in nature. A man was taken to hospital last Sunday ev...
Oct 25, 2024
