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Child Care Centre in Former School Gets Initial Approval From Council
The City of St. John's is doing its part to ease the run on child care spaces. Council is in the process of entertaining several applications for new daycare facilities. The most recent was given appr...
Aug 07, 2024 The former Holy Cross junior high school on Rickett's Road. (Google Streetview)
Pedestrian Sent to Hospital After Vehicle Collision on Freshwater Road
One person has been sent to hospital after a serious collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian in centre city St. John's. Traffic is blocked off on Freshwater Road near Hamel Street as police condu...
Aug 07, 2024 Crash scene at Hamel and Freshwater (VOCM News/file)
Woman Dead After Car Collides With Motorhome in Terra Nova Park
A 62-year-old woman is dead after her car collided with a motorhome on the Trans Canada in Terra Nova Park. First responders rushed to the scene near the exit to the Town of Terra Nova just before 4 p...
Aug 07, 2024
Mayor Applauds New Regulations for Airbnb and Short-Term Rentals
The mayor of one of the province's tourism hot spots is applauding government's decision to beef up regulations for short term rentals as seen on platforms like Airbnb. Bonavista mayor John Norman say...
Aug 07, 2024 (Bonavista Mayor John Norman)
Tourism Minister Calls Volunteers 'Backbone' of 2025 Canada Games
The Canada Games host society is now accepting applications for those who would like to volunteer during next year's summer sporting extravaganza. The society says it'll take about 5,000 volunteers to...
Aug 07, 2024
Trudeau Hobnobbing Among Thousands Attending Royal St. John's Regatta
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is literally rubbing shoulders with the thousands of people attending the 206th running of the Royal St. John's Regatta today. Trudeau last attended the historic event in...
Aug 07, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by security detail, poses for photos at the Regatta. (VOCM News)
Canadian Blood Services Seeks Donors for Summer Appointment Vacancies
Canadian Blood Services is putting the call out for people to roll up their sleeves to help them fill nearly 900 appointments for the month of August. Community development manager, Gord Skiffington, ...
Aug 07, 2024
Championship Races Set; Thousands in Attendance at Regatta
The first races of the 206th running of the Confederation 75 Royal St. John's Regatta are in the books. The Rogers Senior Women's was a close one with Volkswagon St. John's crossing the line in 5:10.4...
Aug 07, 2024
Deadline Approaches for Short-Term Rental Registration: Penalties Imminent for Non-Compliance
Those who operate short term rentals on platforms like Airbnb have until November to register with the provincial government or face penalties. Tourism Minister Steve Crocker says the number of small ...
Aug 06, 2024
RCMP Continue Search for Missing Woman
RCMP are continuing to search for a woman missing from a town on the Port au Port Peninsula. Fifty-one-year-old Myra Jane Barter was last seen in Piccadilly around noon on Saturday. Extensive search e...
Aug 06, 2024
