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Royal Newfoundland Regiment Inviting Public to Share Stories About Loved Ones
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment is encouraging families to come forward and share stories about loved ones lost in both world wars and other conflicts around the world. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment...
Jun 24, 2024
Labrador MHA Criticizes Lack of Progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Report
The NDP MHA for Torngat Mountains says she is "deeply disappointed" that, five years after the release of the national report into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, only two of its 231 ...
Jun 24, 2024 Lela Evans speaking with reporters in the House of Assembly (VOCM News)
Sobeys Closing Donovans Distribution Centre to Transition to Larger Facilities
The Lawtons Distribution Centre located in Donovans Industrial Park is closing. In a statement to VOCM News, parent company Sobeys says they announced the closure of the facility-which supplies Lawton...
Jun 24, 2024
City of St. John's Facilities Closed, Garbage Collection Continues
The capital city will be observing National Indigenous Peoples Day. That means all city offices and recreation facilities will be closed today. However, garbage and recycling collection will still go ...
Jun 24, 2024
Predictive Modelling "Moderately Favorable" as Crews Continue Battling Forest Fire Near Churchill Falls
Crews continue to dump water near Churchill Falls as a forest fire continues to pose a threat to the community. In an update issued earlier today, NL Hydro says the fire is stable and the fire remains...
Jun 23, 2024 Premier Andrew Furey, NL Hydro CEO Jennifer Williams, and MHA Perry Trimper speak with media about the situation.
Three Local Teachers Honoured With Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence
Three local educators have been recognized with the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence and Excellence in Early Childhood Education. MacDonald Drive Junior High science teacher Jennifer O'N...
Jun 23, 2024
Nursing Student Hours Depends on Availability, Seniority: NL Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says the allocation of hours for nursing students depends on availability and seniority. That comes after VOCM News spoke with a nursing student, who asked to...
Jun 23, 2024 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
Environment Minister's Office Receives Appeals After West Coast Wind Project Gets Green Light
The Environment Minister's office has received a number of appeals on an April 9 decision to release World Energy GH2's proposed wind and hydrogen generation project on the Port-au-Port Peninsula. The...
Jun 23, 2024 Project Nujio’qonik Hydrogen Plant in Stephenville. (VOCM News)
Three New Properties Receive Heritage NL Designation
Three more historic properties in the province have been added to Heritage NL's list of Registered Heritage Structures. The Terra Nova Sulphite Company Pulp Mill is a large concrete structure on Angle...
Jun 23, 2024 Surgeon Cove Head Light Station
Educators Recognized at Premier's and Minister's Teaching Awards
A number of local teachers were recently presented with awards from the provincial government for outstanding work in their field. This year's recipients of the Premier's Award for Innovation in Teach...
Jun 23, 2024
