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Gas Watcher Expecting Prices to Further Decrease
Fuel costs dropped across the board today and an analyst expects more of the same over the next several days. Gas is down by up to four and a half cents a litre, diesel is down by close to 5 cents, fu...
Nov 17, 2022
One Night Stand Against Cancer Radiothon Underway on VOCM
People, companies and organizations are stepping up to the plate to help reduce financial pressure and strain on people who have to go to St. John's for cancer treatment. The annual 24-hour One Night ...
Nov 17, 2022
RNU President Welcoming Efforts to Recruit Nurse Practitioners
The Registered Nurses Union is welcoming efforts to hire nurse practitioners for family practice across the province. The RHAs have been instructed by government to go ahead and start hiring nurse pra...
Nov 17, 2022 (RNU President Yvette Coffey)
Expanding Heath Sciences ER to Cost Four Times the Original Budget
Goverment is renovating and expanding the Health Sciences Centre emergency department, but it is going to cost about four times the original budgeted price. Yesterday, the province awarded the contrac...
Nov 17, 2022
Energy NL Marks 25 Years of Hibernia
Hibernia has been a "brazen success" despite all the naysayers and against all odds, says the CEO of Energy NL. Charlene Johnson was speaking at a celebration last night to mark 25 years since first o...
Nov 17, 2022
Opposition Reacts to AG Report on Nalcor
The province's opposition parties call the findings of the Auditor General's report into spending at Nalcor "alarming." AG Denise Hanrahan released the findings yesterday, which displayed pay scales t...
Nov 17, 2022
Association for New Canadians Holding Annual IDEAS Summit
An annual summit for new Canadians is taking place today. The Association for New Canadians is holding its Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Summit today in the capital city. IDEAS 2022: In...
Nov 17, 2022
Price of All Fuels Down This Week
The regulated price of fuel is down across the board today. Gas is down by up to 4.5 cents a litre while diesel is down by 4.9 cents. Furnace oil has dropped by 5.4 cents a litre, stove oil on the isl...
Nov 17, 2022
VOCM Cares to Launch Happy Tree Campaign
The annual VOCM Cares Happy Tree is about to launch. Once again this year, Happy is encouraging people from across the province to donate unwrapped toys and gift cards to help those with less have mor...
Nov 17, 2022
Premier to Make Infrastructure Announcement in St. John's
Premier Andrew Furey is set to make an infrastructure announcement in St. John's this afternoon. Furey will be joined by federal MPs Joanne Thompson and Seamus O'Regan, and St. John's Mayor Danny Bree...
Nov 17, 2022
