The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will provide an update today on its investigation into the 2025 Conception Bay North wildfire. Adam Palmer, officer in charge of Investigative Support Services for the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador, will be available to speak with local media at 11 a.m. on July 30. The briefing will be held at RCMP Headquarters. No additional details about the investigation were released.

One man has died and another was seriously injured following a fiery collision involving two commercial transport trucks on the Trans-Canada Highway near Gull Pond Bridge. The RCMP is investigating the crash, which occurred shortly after 2:15 a.m. on July 28. Police responded to reports of a collision between two transport trucks on the highway. When emergency crews arrived, both vehicles were fully engulfed in flames. The Badger Volunteer Fire Department, the Springdale Volu

A man died after a boat overturned on Gillams Pond Monday evening, prompting an extensive overnight search by police and rescue crews. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary responded to the scene at about 8:30 p.m. on July 27 after receiving reports that two men were in the water when their boat capsized. When officers arrived, one of the boat's occupants had already been rescued by members of the public. He was taken to hospital with injuries that were not considered life-thre

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) has charged a man for intentionally setting a series of fires in St. John’s. The RNC responded to several suspicious fires targeting pole lines and communications towers in the St. John’s region from July 18-21. On July 18 at approximately 11 a.m., officers responded to a fire involving a utility pole on Linegar Avenue. Around 1:30 p.m., officers responded to another fire inside a secured area of a communications tower in Shea Heights

The St. John’s Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 1075, will host its annual September 11 Stair Climb on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, to honour those who lost their lives in the line of duty during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The event will mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks and will bring together firefighters, first responders, families, invited guests and members of the public for a memorial climb in remembrance of the 343 FDNY firefighters who died while serving others