Category Archives: Local News

Virtual consultations will take place this week on proposed changes that would impose a lifetime ban on purchasing tobacco products for people born after a certain date. The provincial government is c...

Workplace NL is dealing with a significant backlog of workers compensation cases waiting for an internal review. In a statement to VOCM News, CEO Ann Martin says the backlog is related to people who d...

NAPE is expressing concern about an increase in the use of security guards throughout the metro region. Security guards are becoming more commonplace in the community as businesses and organizations d...

Expect some intense rainfall tonight in many part of the Avalon as Hurricane Ernesto brushes past the southeast coast of the peninsula. While the storm is fast-moving, it's expected to dump some signi...

One of Shania Twain's biggest fans not only sang his heart out this weekend-he also got the chance to meet her backstage. Luke Whelan was over the moon when he found out Twain would be headlining the ...

A 36-year-old St. John's woman has been charged with attempted murder after a vehicle-pedestrian collision in St. John's on Friday afternoon. RNC were called to Mount Royal Avenue around 2:30 to find ...

Fire caused some damage to a popular restaurant in Portugal Cove-St. Philips overnight. Emergency crews were called to By the Beach shortly before midnight after a fire broke out in the restaurant's d...

The provincial government is creating a mentoring program that is focused on quality and inclusion that will support early childhood educators and child care services. Funding will be provided to sele...

Public health officials in this province are monitoring developments with the mpox virus closely, and while the risk right now is low, the Chief Medical Officer of Health is providing tips on what to ...

The president of CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador says NL Health Services issuing an RFP to standardize the use of agency nurses "reeks of privatization." The health authority issued the RFP last week, ...