Category Archives: Local News

Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest percentage of dentists signed on to the new national dental care program. According to numbers from Health Canada that were recently published by the CBC, 87 ...

The province's fisheries minister is calling his federal counterpart's decision to reopen the commercial northern-cod fishery contrary to the advice of department officials-"outrageous." Gerry Byrne s...

The Department of Health is monitoring a spike in whooping cough cases in the province-with 230 confirmed cases so far this year. Whooping cough is a contagious respiratory infection that can lead to ...

Air Canada says it's growing more likely that its operations will begin shutting down as early as this weekend if a contract agreement isn't reached with its pilots' union-but travel agents can help g...

VOCM News has confirmed that the provincial government has given St. John's Regional Fire Department two weeks to get its fire trucks at the Brookfield Road fire station inspected. In a statement, the...

A Roman Catholic priest who has served numerous communities in central and eastern Newfoundland is going to trial on a charge of sexual assault. Forty-nine-year-old Thomas Offong was charged in Decemb...

The Town of Gander is holding an event today to hear the incredible story of a survivor of the 9/11 terror attacks. The town is known for its unique connection to the attacks in 2001, when planes carr...

The opposition is concerned that residents of St. Brendan's will have no way to heat their homes this winter after North Atlantic made the decision to cease service to several rural communities. Terra...

Dermatology services are returning to the province's west coast with visiting clinics starting in October-albeit on a limited schedule. Visiting dermatology clinics will be offered one weekend a month...

A man who held the province's first ride-sharing licence for less than 48 hours appeared in Supreme Court yesterday, ahead of his trial on child sex charges. Forty-four-year-old Yosief Tesfamicael is ...