Recent News

A man who lost his father in a collision on the Veterans Memorial Highway is advocating for change to prevent another tragedy. NTV’s Kyle Brookings has the story.

Bad weather forced a delay in May Day events on Wednesday, so they were merged with the weekly rally Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

It’s official. The province has announced St. John’s will host next year’s East Coast Music Awards. The provincial is providing a total of $300,000 through Celebrate NL and the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology, and the City of St. John’s is contributing $200,000. The awards and associated events will take place from May 7-11, […]

Cruise ship season has officially begun in St. John’s, with the first ship of the season having arrived on this chilly Sunday. The Phoenix Reisen Amera, with approximately 900 passengers, docked early this morning in the harbour. It’s the first of 18 cruise lines that are scheduled to make 40 visits to the capital city between […]

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and as riding season begins, RCMP reminds all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians that road safety is everyone’s responsibility.  Please be mindful of the increased presence of motorcycles on our roadways. For increased safety, motorcycle operators should incorporate the following:  All other motorists who share the roadway should:

The Department of Health and Community Services has provided $550,000 in funding to the Canadian Mental Health Association to support mental health and suicide prevention training initiatives. This funding will enable CMHA-NL to continue to partner with Lifewise NL and Richard’s Legacy Foundation for Survivors of Suicide Loss to provide essential training programs across the […]

The 2024 forest fire season for the province began May 1 for the island portion of the province, while May 15 is the beginning of forest fire season in Labrador, with both remaining in effect until Sept. 30. The public is reminded a permit to burn must be obtained from a provincial forest management district office to […]

The provincial government has expanded the electronic monitoring program to the Clarenville region. The region spans from Bellevue to Port Blandford along the Trans-Canada Highway and all of the Bonavista Peninsula. The program allows for enhanced supervision for offenders on probation and conditional sentence orders where the court has imposed the electronic monitoring condition. It […]

Deer Lake RCMP and the Town of Deer Lake is seeing increased violations by off-road vehicle users and remind operators to adhere to the Off-Road Vehicles Act and Highway Traffic Act. While the town has a by-law allowing licenced operators of off-road vehicles to travel on municipal roads to access trails, they are also using […]

Ontario Provincial Police are now looking for dash camera video in connection with the search for a Newfoundland man who is missing in Ontario. Investigators are seeking dashcam video from Highway 401 in Whitby Ontario, in the Boundary Road area from April 25, between 10:30am and noon. OPP is also asking those with trail cameras […]