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Byrne Pushes ACOA Minister Hutchings to Reverse MUN Funding Cut
The province's Immigration minister is dismayed with word that ACOA is cutting $600,000 in funding for Memorial University's Internationalization Office. And Gerry Byrne is calling on federal Newfound...
May 17, 2024
RNC Amps Up Highway Enforcement Ahead of Long Weekend
The province's police forces will be out on the roads and highways this long weekend watching out for dangerous driving behaviours. The RNC conducted one such operation on the TCH just outside St. joh...
May 17, 2024
St. John's Putting a Bow on 'Rainbow Week of Action' at City Hall
Advocates and allies across Canada have been speaking up for the past few days seeking equality for the 2SLBGTQIA+ community. Today is the final day of the Rainbow Week of Action, and will be marked w...
May 17, 2024
Furey, Osborne to Talk Green Bay Health Care in Leadup to Byelection
The premier and health minister are in Springdale today to elaborate on the government's health care initiatives for the region. Premier Andrew Furey and Tom Osborne will speak with media this afterno...
May 17, 2024 (Green Bay Health Centre)
Grave Injustice: PCs Say Province Failing Family After Cemetery Crash
The MHA for Terra Nova says a grieving family is being left to "pick up the pieces" after an incident in February damaged a gravesite. Lloyd Parrott says it happened in Gooseberry Cove, between Goobie...
May 17, 2024 (Submitted by PC Party)
'Our Songs' With Shanny's Chris Andrews Launches This Long Weekend
A new weekly show is launching this weekend on VOCM, appropriately timed and themed for the May 24th long weekend. "Our Songs" on VOCM with host Chris Andrews, of Shanneyganock fame, will take to the ...
May 17, 2024
Status Quo For Breast Cancer Screening Pending Staffing Increase
Health officials say the government's move to lower the recommended age to be screened for breast cancer is "good news." But they're clarifying that it's still only available for those aged 50 and 74....
May 17, 2024
Rates Still Poised to Spike Despite Mitigation: Newfoundland Power
The provincial government has laid out its plan to prevent power bills from almost doubling due to costs associated with the Muskrat Falls project. The crux of the rate mitigation plan involves cappin...
May 17, 2024 Energy Minister Andrew Parsons and NL Hydro CEO Jennifer Williams. (VOCM News)
Program to Help Small Businesses Adjust to Wage Increases Now Accepting Applications
A new program to help small businesses adjust to minimum wage increases is now accepting applications. The program was announced last month, with $2 million set aside from the provincial government to...
May 16, 2024
St. Patrick's Parishioners Hope to Bring Church Back From The Brink
The parishioners of St. Patrick's Parish in St. John's are not giving up on the property, and are hoping to get enough support to buy the church back. The historic building recently went on the market...
May 16, 2024
