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Government to End Housing Initiative at Old Airport Comfort Inn
The PC government plans on scrapping the housing initiative at the old Comfort Inn on Airport Road at the end of the year. The previous Liberal government entered into a three-year $21-million lease f...
May 01, 2026
Trail of the Caribou U18 Hockey Team Off to Europe
For the second year in a row, a group of young NL hockey players is heading to France and Belgium to honour the memory of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians lost during WWI. The Trail of the Caribou U18...
May 01, 2026 (Submitted)
Town of Harbour Grace to Celebrate Return of Amelia Earhart Statue
The statue of Amelia Earhart will be back on display in Habour Grace in time for the anniversary of her historic solo transatlantic flight. Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, ma...
May 01, 2026 Amelia Earhart and the Spirit of Harbour Grace in 2022 (VOCM News)
Health Minister Reveals Own Struggles in Response to Absence from Budget Day Speech
The health minister says Labradorians will have "no reason" to sue government after changes are made to the medical transportation system in Labrador. Lela Evans expressed frustration with the system ...
May 01, 2026 Labrador Affairs Minister Lela Evans (VOCM News)
VOCM Cares Foundation Spring 50/50 Draw Taking Place This Afternoon
One lucky person entered in the VOCM Cares Foundation 50/50 draw will be over $80,000 richer today. Ticket sales exploded yesterday as the jackpot hit $161,870. The winner takes home half of that. The...
May 01, 2026
Premier Now in Possession of Report from Churchill Falls Review Panel
The Churchill Falls Review Panel has delivered its report on the Upper Churchill MOU to government, but when its findings will be released to the public, or whether a referendum will be held, is not y...
May 01, 2026 Premier Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
Man Charged with Impaired After Crashing into Parked Car
A man has been charged with impaired after crashing his vehicle into a parked car in downtown St. John's last night. Police were called to the collision around 9:50. Officers determined that the 43-ye...
May 01, 2026
Latest Fuel Prices for Friday, May 1, 2026
The price of oil has shot up in recent days and so have the prices at the pumps. A litre of gas has now surpassed the 2-dollar mark after the PUB jacked up the price by 7.3 cents last night. The price...
May 01, 2026 Gas prices in metro on Friday, May 1, 2026 (VOCM News)
Brandon Tobin Sentenced to Five Years for Manslaughter in Death of Grandmother
A judge himself apologized today to the family of a woman who died at the hands of her own grandson, who he then sent to prison. Justice Peter O'Flaherty sentenced Brandon Tobin to five years for mans...
Apr 30, 2026 Defence lawyer Mark Gruchy speaks with his client, Brandon Tobin, in Supreme Court on March 19, 2026. (VOCM News)
Premier Defends Health Minister Lela Evans Following Public Comments
Premier Tony Wakeham has declared his "full confidence" in the minister of health following comments that aired on CBC Radio this week. Questions about Minister of Health Lela Evans' comments suggesti...
Apr 30, 2026 Opposition Labrador Affairs critic Lisa Dempster and Premier Tony Wakeham
