Category Archives: Local News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Supreme Court has approved a settlement that will see the province help compensate victims of abuse at church-run institutions decades ago. Sources tell VOCM News that Justice Garrett Handrigan re...

The Finance Minister says $26 million dollars has been budgeted to expand the prescription drug program. Craig Pardy told VOCM Open Line with guest host Darrin Bent that the list of prescription drugs...

A ratification vote is scheduled for late May and early June on a revised and renegotiated settlement agreement between the Innu Nation and Hydro Quebec. A tentative agreement was reached in June of l...

The Canadian Federation of Students is pleased with some of the funding provided for post-secondary education in this year's budget, but says core funding for MUN needs to be addressed. The province i...