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Corner Brook Hosting Atlantic Under-18 Female Hockey Tourney
Female hockey players throughout Atlantic Canada are converging on the City of Corner Brook today for the start of the 2024 U-18 Atlantic Hockey Championship. Teams from all four provinces are descend...
Apr 04, 2024
Bannerman Park Loop Closing on Sunday
If you're looking to do some skating at the Bannerman Park Loop, this is the last weekend to do it. The Loop will be closing for the season at the end of the day on Sunday. The city of St. John's says...
Apr 04, 2024
Shania Twain Tickets Sell Out in Record Time
Shania Twain mania has hit the province. Tickets for the country pop superstar's shows at the Churchill Park Music Festival have sold out. Thousands swarmed to the festival website to get in the queue...
Apr 04, 2024
Five Honorary Degrees To Be Bestowed at MUN's Spring Convocation
Five people will receive honorary degrees during Memorial University's convocation ceremonies this spring. The recognition will be bestowed upon architect Harriet Burdett-Moulton, entrepreneur Boyd Co...
Apr 04, 2024 (Convocation at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's, via Memorial University.)
Central Police Seize Cocaine, Heroin After Traffic Stop
A Grand Falls-Windsor man has been charged with trafficking cocaine and heroin after he was pulled over earlier this week. The RCMP say 55-year-old Florent Gaouette was pulled over at 1:00 Tuesday aft...
Apr 04, 2024
Capital City to Comment on Newfoundland Growlers This Afternoon
St. John's Sports and Entertainment has released some financial information regarding a resolution agreement with Deacon Sports and Entertainment following the Growlers' brief eviction from Mary Brown...
Apr 04, 2024
Search Continues For Second Man in Fatal Crash on Southwest Coast
One person is dead and the search continues for another following a single-vehicle crash on the southwest coast of the island. It happened between Burnt Islands and Rose Blanche early Wednesday night....
Apr 04, 2024
Markus Hicks, Facing 150 Sexual Violence Charges, Pleads Not Guilty
A teacher and volleyball coach has pleaded not guilty to most of the sexual violence charges he is facing. Markus Hicks, 32, was arrested last September and charged with a single count of sexual assau...
Apr 04, 2024 Markus Hicks is shown on video from the correctional facility in Bishop's Falls. (VOCM News/file)
Sale of Basilica, St. Bon's Signals 'New Beginning' For Historic Property
The sale of the historic Basilica of St. John the Baptist and associated property in downtown St. John's has been finalized. The successful buyer, the Basilica Heritage Foundation, is calling it a "ne...
Apr 04, 2024 The Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's (VOCM News)
NL Below National Average For Hip, Knee, Cataract Surgeries: CIHI
New data from the Canadian Centre for Health information (CIHI) shows that, for the most part, Newfoundland and Labrador sits below national averages when it comes to being seen for some procedures. T...
Apr 04, 2024
