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Man Arrested After Woman Robbed, Assaulted at Mount Pearl ATM
An arrest has been made after a woman was robbed and assaulted at a Mount Pearl bank machine last week. It happened early Friday morning, just after midnight, at the ATM inside the bank on Commonwealt...
May 26, 2024 Images of the suspect in an ATM robbery in Mount Pearl.
Government Funding Local Company Developing Coupon and Loyalty Point Replacements
The province is giving a local company over $240,000 for development of new software aimed at replace things such as coupons and loyalty points. The Funds will help HYKE move to the next stage of deve...
May 26, 2024 Photo via HYKE
NL Hydro Planning to Resolve Muskrat Falls Turbine Vibration Issue
NL Hydro expects to address a vibration issue involving one of four turbines at the Muskrat Falls site later this year. CEO Jennifer Williams told VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly that the issue affects...
May 26, 2024 (Muskrat Falls file photo, August 2019, courtesy Nalcor.)
RCMP's First Female Members Recognized in House of Assembly
Tribute was paid in the House of Assembly this past week to mark the 50th anniversary of women being able to take the oath to serve as members of the RCMP. Troop 17 was made up of 32 women from across...
May 26, 2024 (Staff Sergeant Gail Courtney, retired Constable Cheryl LaFosse, retired Inspector Trudy Murray Power and inspector Tracy Edwards.)
Community Greenhouse Coming to Corner Brook
A new community greenhouse opens next week in Corner Brook, a partnership between the Western Environment Centre and the city. The dome greenhouse will provide space for growing food, workshops, and e...
May 26, 2024 Dan Gold / Unsplash
Newfoundland Regiment's Caribou Symbol Honoured at Ceremony
A ceremony will take place today to mark a unique aspect of the province's military history. The ceremony will recognize the adoption of the caribou as the symbol of the Newfoundland Regiment, a symbo...
May 26, 2024
Man Arrested After Damaging Police Cruiser at Cochrane Pond
A man accused of causing a disturbance decided to take his frustration out on a police cruiser when the RNC were called in. Police were called out to a disturbance at Cochrane Pond around 1 a.m. Sunda...
May 26, 2024
Traffic Detour for Outer Ring Road Spring Clean-Up
If you were planning to drive the Outer Ring Road today, you will have to find another route to your destination. The four-lane highway from Kenmount Road all the way to the end of it, at Logy Bay Roa...
May 26, 2024
Remains of Unknown WWI Soldier Return Home
The remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier who died during World War I are back home. It was a homecoming over a century in the making. pic.twitter.com/E1ekQC8bQe— Sara Strickland (@_SaraStr...
May 25, 2024 The unknown soldier's casket is taken off of a military plane on May 25, 2024. (VOCM News)
House Speaker Taking Mace Tour Across NL
House Speaker Derek Bennett is taking the ceremonial Mace on tour as part of an education and outreach initiative. The Mace Tour will see Bennett and other house officials visit schools and host other...
May 25, 2024
