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Increased Police Presence in Grand Falls-Windsor
RCMP are warning the public about an increased police presence in Grand Falls-Windsor this afternoon. Police were called to the area between King Street and Park Street and secure schools mode was put...
Apr 12, 2024
St. Michael's Celebrating Half a Century of Printmaking Prowess
St. Michael's Printshop, the province's only publicly accessible printshop, is celebrating five decades of fostering artistic expression and community engagement. The operation was founded in 1974 in ...
Apr 12, 2024 Mobile press pop-up in the tablelands in Gros Morne in 2022. Submitted by St. Michael's Printshop
Teen Succumbs to Injuries Following Stephenville Crash
An 18-year-old man has passed away from injuries suffered from a dirt bike crash in Stephenville last week. The victim was driving a dirt bike that crashed into a building on Main Street on April 6th....
Apr 12, 2024
Health Officials Urge Caution Amid Increase in Whooping Cough Cases
First it was the measles, now whooping cough. Warnings are being issued about an increase in cases of the bacterial infection for which regular vaccines are available. There has been an increase in th...
Apr 12, 2024 (Photo courtesy Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
Harvesters Plan Repeat Protest at Confederation Building on Monday
Politicians will be greeted by a familiar sight as they return for the reopening of the House of Assembly on Monday. Fish harvesters, whose protests forced postponement of the provincial budget for a ...
Apr 12, 2024 Harvester John Efford, son of the late former provincial and federal fisheries minister John Efford Sr., is shown during last month's protest in St. John's. (VOCM News)
Suspect in Sexual Assault May Be in Natuashish Area, RCMP say
RCMP in Labrador are searching for a man accused of sexual assault. Police issued an arrest warrant Friday morning for 37-year-old Duane Piwas. They believe he may be in the community of Natuashish. P...
Apr 12, 2024
Local Cab Company Less-Than-Thrilled With Arrival of Rival Uber
The local taxi industry is doing what it can to prepare to compete with ride-sharing services once they become available in the metro region. But at least one local operator is not happy with how the ...
Apr 12, 2024
No Injuries in Fire Aboard SeaRose FPSO at Belfast Shipyard
There has been a fire aboard the SeaRose FPSO while undergoing a major refit at a shipyard overseas. The massive vessel, which is designed to produce, store and transfer oil from the White Rose field,...
Apr 12, 2024 (File photo)
Clock Ticking Once Again on Best of Crab Season, Processors Warn
The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) is giving their side of the story in their ongoing battle with the FFAW over crab prices. ASP executive director Jeff Loder addressed media about the situati...
Apr 12, 2024 Association of Seafood Producers executive director Jeff Loder. (VOCM News)
Harvey Swaps Privacy Commissioner Role in NL For Same Job in B.C.
The province's Information and Privacy Commissioner is leaving the position to take on the same job in British Columbia. Michael Harvey's last day of work in NL will be May 5th, after the B.C. legisla...
Apr 12, 2024 (VOCM News File photo)
