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Fogo Island-Cape Freels By-Election Set for April 15
A date has been set for the by-election in the district of Fogo Island-Cape Freels. The polls will be open on Monday, April 15 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with advance polling taking place a week prior on A...
Mar 18, 2024
Enviro Watch NL Holding Online Public Forum on Green Energy
Enviro Watch NL is going to hold an online public forum on the topic of green energy. The panel will discuss the windmill projects proposed throughout the province in areas like the Port au Port Penin...
Mar 18, 2024 Abdulaziz Alfaleh / Unsplash
David Lahey Takes Over as Executive Director of St. John's Minor Baseball
For the first time in five years, St. John's Minor Baseball will be heading into the new season with a new executive director. David Lahey officially assumed the new role on Monday, taking over from f...
Mar 17, 2024
VOCM's Pack the Pub a Success Amid High Demand at Food Banks
Local food banks will be able to top up their supplies thanks to an overwhelming turnout during VOCM's Pack the Pub. General manager at the Community Food Sharing Association, Tina Bishop, says all th...
Mar 17, 2024
Registration Open for Memorial University's Spring Convocation
Registration is now open for graduating students who want to attend Memorial University's spring convocation. MUN says any student who expects to graduate in May of 2024 and wants to pick up their dip...
Mar 17, 2024 (File Photo courtesy Memorial University.)
Between Breaths Returns for St. John's Run
Robert Chafe's award-winning play centered on the work of the late Jon Lien is coming to the LSPU Hall following a successful tour of mainland Canada and the Maritimes. Artistic Fraud's Between Breath...
Mar 17, 2024 Photo from Artistic Fraud Twitter @artisticfraud
Megan Samms Receives Visual Artists NL's 2024 Pivotal Point Grant
Artist Megan Samms has been named as the recipient of the Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador's 2024 Pivotal Point Grant. Samms, an artist and farmer, lives and works in the Codroy Valley. The...
Mar 17, 2024
City of St. John's Facilities Closing for St. Patrick's Day Holiday
Some municipal services will be unavailable tomorrow due to the St. Patrick's Day stat. All City of St. John's offices and facilities will be closed for the day. Garbage and recycling will still go ah...
Mar 17, 2024
Survey Shows Increasing Minority of Canadian Residents Renting Their Home
A new Narrative Research survey shows that a growing minority of residents across Canada are renting rather than owning their own home. The survey shows the number of Canadians currently renting has j...
Mar 17, 2024
CUPE Members Seeing Impact of Food Insecurity on Frontlines
CUPE says they're seeing the impact of food insecurity on the frontlines in their work. President Sherry Hillier says they're hearing the struggles from members working with vulnerable populations, su...
Mar 17, 2024 CUPE President Sherry Hillier (VOCM News file photo)
