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Hurricane Lee to Weaken Before Hitting West Coast, Southern Labrador
The forecast track of Hurricane Lee is becoming clearer with the storm expected to weaken and reach the Bay of Fundy on Saturday as a tropical storm. According to the latest models, the storm will the...
Sep 13, 2023
St. George's Man Dead After Crashing ATV on Railbed
A man in his fifties is dead after crashing his ATV in St. George's this morning. Around 8:00 a.m., emergency crews were called to the railbed in the community, where the man lost control of his machi...
Sep 13, 2023
Lions Club VOCM Cares Radio Bingo Returns This Weekend
Get ready to shout "Bingo" because Lions Club VOCM Cares Radio Bingo is bouncing back onto the VOCM Radio Network this Saturday evening. Sonya Smith, the Executive Director of the VOCM Cares Foundatio...
Sep 13, 2023
Industry Leaders, Harvesters Gather for Senate Study Into Seal's Impact on Fish Stocks
Harvesters and industry representatives have gathered in St. John's today as part of the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans' study into the country's seal population and its impact on fish stock...
Sep 13, 2023 A seal is caught in the act of gutting and consuming a codfish. (File photo)
Search for Man Missing From Capsized Fleur de Lys Vessel Expanded to Include Ground Resources
The search for a man missing after the boat he was in capsized near Fleur de Lys has expanded to include ground search and rescue resources. The man was one of four people on board the 23-foot open bo...
Sep 13, 2023
SIRT-NL Finds No Reasonable Grounds for Perjury Complaint Against RCMP Officer
SIRT-NL has determined that there are no reasonable grounds to believe an RCMP officer committed perjury on the stand in Provincial Court in St. John's. The civilian oversight agency launched its inve...
Sep 13, 2023 SIRT-NL Director Mike King
Infectious Disease Expert Stresses Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination
While COVID-19's threat to health has been reduced since the start of the pandemic in 2020, the importance of vaccination remains. That's according to Dr. Peter Daley, an associate professor of medici...
Sep 13, 2023 (Photo via Gov of PEI.)
Hampden Couple Disappointed by Come From Away Cancellation Buys Winning Lotto Ticket on Trip
A Hampden couple were disappointed when the Come From Away show they had tickets for this summer was cancelled due to illness among the cast and crew...but, the trip wasn't a complete write-off-they'r...
Sep 13, 2023
Federation of Labour Joins Call to See Changes to EI Qualification Criteria Reversed
The Federation of Labour is joining the call for Ottawa to take immediate action and reverse changes made to EI qualification criteria. The FFAW started sounding the alarm when it learned that seasona...
Sep 13, 2023 Jessica McCormick
Province Issues RFP for Second Phase of Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program
The provincial government is looking for not-for-profit organizations to be part of the second phase of its pre-kindergarten pilot program. The first phase of the program was launched last year throug...
Sep 13, 2023
