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Opposition: ATTIPP Shows Increase in Vacant NLHC Units
The official opposition is alarmed at the number of NLHC units which are vacant. An ATTIPP request by the PCs reveals that that the number of vacant units has grown from 290 in March to 307 as of the ...
Dec 13, 2023
Judge Refuses to Admit Evidence Ahead of Elections NL Trial
Former NDP Leader and MHA Alison Coffin has suffered a setback in her efforts to have the results of the last provincial election thrown out. Coffin and a representative voter sued Elections NL, in th...
Dec 13, 2023 Then-NDP Leader Alison Coffin enters the courtroom to find then-Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk already there in this May 10, 2021. (VOCM News)
Federal NDP Celebrate New Canadian Dental Care Plan
The federal NDP are celebrating the newly announced Canadian Dental Care Plan. Details of the plan were officially announced by the feds on Monday. For years the NDP had been lobbying for a federally ...
Dec 13, 2023
Ukrainian Woman Receives Vehicle From Collision Clinic Enriching Lives Program
Today marked the 20th consecutive year that Collision Clinic's Enriching Lives Program has transformed a life by gifting a deserving individual with a car. This year's fortunate recipient, Liubov Hrys...
Dec 13, 2023
Two Treated for Smoke Inhalation in Early Morning Kelligrews Fire
One apartment was extensively damaged and others incurred smoke and water damage in a fire at a complex in Kelligrews this morning. The blaze broke out around 1:50 a.m. this morning in a second-floor ...
Dec 13, 2023
Metcalfe to Defend Herself, Consult Experts in Convoy Case
Dana Metcalfe says she's getting help from constitutional experts across Canada to fight charges of disturbing and harassing the premier and his family. Metcalfe and Shane Sweeney were charged with cr...
Dec 13, 2023
SIRT-NL Finds No Criminal Conduct in Fatal Police Shooting at Regatta Plaza
SIRT-NL has ruled that there was no criminal conduct in a fatal police shooting at Regatta Plaza in June. On June 12, SIRT-NL was notified by the RNC of an incident where an officer had shot and kille...
Dec 13, 2023
VOCM Cares Happy Tree Campaign Seeing Big Need for Toys for Children Ages 8 to 12
As the cost of every-day living rises, the need in the community is greater than ever. The VOCM Cares Happy Tree, in partnership with the Salvation Army, is no exception as the number of families in n...
Dec 13, 2023
Five People Facing Drug Trafficking Charges in Project Bustle
Five people from this province have been charged with drug trafficking as part of Project Bustle, an investigation of interprovincial drug trafficking by the RCMP NL's Federal Serious and Organized Cr...
Dec 13, 2023
Diverted Delta Passengers Overnight in Goose Bay Following Mechanical Issue
A flight carrying nearly 300 passengers on its way to Detroit from Amsterdam had to make an unexpected stop in Goose Bay Sunday afternoon. Delta flight 135 experienced a mechanical issue and had to di...
Dec 13, 2023
