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New Provincial Cabinet To Be Sworn In This Afternoon
A swearing-in ceremony for cabinet members is happening this afternoon at Government House. The ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. in the Dining Room at Government House. VOCM News will be there to...
May 30, 2019
Firefighters Battle Blaze In Grand Falls-Windsor
Firefighters are on the scene of a stubborn house fire in Grand Falls-Windsor. Chief Vince MacKenzie says there haven't been any injuries, but the fire has occupied them all morning. https://twitter.c...
May 30, 2019
Regatta Committee Already Has A Dozen Groups Vying To Take Over Beer Tent
Close to a dozen organizations have already verbally expressed an interest in taking over the beer tent at the Royal St. John's Regatta. The St. John's Kinsmen Club withdrew in a huff after the Regatt...
May 30, 2019
Corey Hart Donation Of Instruments To Torbay School ‘Surreal’ Says Teacher
The Music Director at Juniper Ridge Intermediate in Torbay says it is surreal to receive $10,000 worth of instruments from Canadian music icon Corey Hart and MusiCounts. Students at Juniper Ridge got ...
May 30, 2019
Raptors Making Finals ‘Dream Come True’ For Local Fan
A local Raptors fan is predicting a win tonight as the team faces off against the Golden State Warriors in game one of the NBA Championships. Terry Hussey took in his first Raptors game last year, and...
May 30, 2019
Julia Mullaley And The Mystery Of The Missing Notebooks
There was an unusual turn of events at the Musrkat Falls Inquiry yesterday. Former senior civil servant and now Auditor General Julia Mullaley told the Inquiry she could not find three books of notes ...
May 30, 2019 (Auditor Julia Mullaley testifying at Muskrat Falls Inquiry.)
Fuel Prices Down Across The Board
The numbers are out for the regulated fuel prices this week and they are down. At the pumps, gas is down by just 5.1 a litre and diesel by 4.6. Furnace and stove oil drop by about 4 cents a litre. And...
May 30, 2019
New Cases Of Measles Reported In New Brunswick Outbreak
Two more cases of measles have been confirmed in New Brunswick, bringing to 11 the total number of cases in that province since an outbreak began just over a week ago. Here at home, Eastern Health say...
May 30, 2019
Man In Hospital After Being Struck By SUV
A male pedestrian was taken to hospital after being knocked down by a car over the evening rush hour yesterday. The collision happened shortly before 5:30 pm at the intersection of Empire Avenue and K...
May 30, 2019
Growlers Drop Game Three In Toledo; Series 2-1
The Newfoundland Growlers lost for the first time last night in the Kelly Cup Final in game three in Toledo, Ohio falling by a score of 4-1. The Growlers didn't get the result they were looking for wh...
May 30, 2019
