| | | Good morning, these are your top stories for Friday, July 25, 2025. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | July 25 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • : | A man who assaulted an Uber driver near George Street last summer – swiping the side of his head head and knocking off his glasses – was fined $100 in a St. John's court. | Read more | | | | July 25 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • : | Linda Royle got a shock when Air Canada returned her missing suitcase, only to find hundreds of dollars' worth of personal items missing — and things that didn't belong to her inside instead, including a knife, two toiletry kits and a ticket scanning machine. | Read more | | | | July 25 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. NDT • : | A tradition that's been running in St. John's for over two centuries is still finding new things to bring to Quidi Vidi Lake. A full crew of Ukrainians will hit the water for the first time this year, and a new division open to all genders finds itself on schedule. The CBC's Heather Gillis has more. | Watch | | | | | July 24 , 2025 at 01:34:40 p.m. NDT • : | Premier John Hogan says he stands by his decision to axe a cash benefit for outgoing ministers, once learning about it from a CBC News report. Hogan spoke with reporters, including the CBC's Rob Antle, on Thursday during an unrelated announcement in St. John's. | Watch | | | | July 24 , 2025 at 10:55:02 a.m. NDT • : | It's National Drowning Prevention Week in Canada — and Newfoundland and Labrador has one of the highest rates of water related deaths in the country. Christopher Mercer of the Livesaving Society of Newfoundland and Labrador shares some tips on how to keep safe while swimming during the hot days of summer. | Watch | | | | | | July 24 , 2025 at 11:38:21 a.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | July 24 , 2025 at 06:03:30 p.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | July 24 , 2025 at 04:17:43 p.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | July 23 , 2025 at 06:49:27 p.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | July 23 , 2025 at 01:15:18 p.m. NDT • : | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |