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Alex Newhook Signs Four-Year Contract with Montreal Canadiens
St. John's native Alex Newhook has signed a four-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens. Newhook was acquired in a trade with Colorado, giving up two draft picks for the Stanley Cup winner. The dea...
Jul 11, 2023 (Photo via Colorado Avalanche Twitter.)
Two Charged in Harbour Grace Weapons Bust Remain in Custody
Two people from Harbour Grace charged with making and selling illegal guns and other weapons are still in custody two weeks after their arrest. Forty-nine-year-old John Byrne and 41-year-old Crystal C...
Jul 11, 2023
St. John's Investigating Widespread Water Outage
The capital city is investigating after a huge portion of the capital city's west end suddenly lost water pressure this morning. Calls started coming in to the VOCM Newsroom around 10:30 this morning....
Jul 11, 2023
Brazil Responds to Parent's Concerns About Transition to New High School in Portugal Cove-St. Philip's
While the new long-awaited high school for Portugal Cove-St. Philips is being broadly welcomed, some concerns are being expressed by parents worried about the transition for kids just entering PWC. Hi...
Jul 11, 2023 (File photo.)
Metro Police Arrest Man for Stealing a Vehicle
A man has been arrested for stealing a vehicle as officers chased him on foot in St. John's on Monday, The RNC flashed the lights on the vehicle around 7:30 p.m. and caught up with it in the west end....
Jul 11, 2023
St. John's Receives Single Bid for Phase One of Share-Use-Path Construction
Only one company bid on the project to reconstruct a portion of Elizabeth Avenue and build a shared-use path. Pyramid Construction's bid of $5.7-million is expected to be ratified by St. John's City C...
Jul 11, 2023
3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Off Coast of Marystown
An area that's seen regular seismic activity in recent months experienced another tremblor on the weekend. The sub-sea region approximately 300 km south southwest of Marystown saw a 3.4 magnitude eart...
Jul 11, 2023
Atlantic Climate Group Concerned with Wildfires Across Canada
A group dedicated to responding to climate change and its impact on Atlantic Canada is calling the wildfire crisis across the country this season "scary." Canada has already exceeded previous records ...
Jul 11, 2023 (Alberta wildfire May 2023, file photo)
West Coast Driver Clocked at 169 Km/h in 90 Km/h Zone
A driver is without their car after being caught travelling almost 80 km/h over the speed limit. Following a report of an excessive speeder, Rocky Harbour RCMP pulled a vehicle over on Route 430. The ...
Jul 11, 2023
RCMP Investigating Theft of Construction Sign from North West River Beach
Police in Labrador are asking for help in identifying who has been stealing construction signs from the North West River Beach. Sheshatshiu RCMP are asking for any information the public may have on w...
Jul 11, 2023
