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Province to Launch Moose Management Plan
The provincial government is launching its Moose Management Plan for 2022 through to 2026 this afternoon. Fisheries Forestry and Agriculture Minister Derrick Bragg will launch the new plan and offer a...
Jul 13, 2022
Prelim To Begin, Plea Expected in Metro Murder Cases
Two murder cases will be back before the provincial courts Wednesday morning. 27-year-old Sheldon Hibbs is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 68-year-old Michael King. King's body was f...
Jul 12, 2022 Sheldon Hibbs is shown at HMP during a recent virtual court appearance. (VOCM)
Good Turnout Extends Life of Drive-in Bingo Fundraiser
Drive-in bingo at the Jack Byrne Arena in support of the Eating Disorder Foundation has been saved for now, after a big turnout last week. Executive director Paul Thomey made a plea on VOCM Open Line ...
Jul 12, 2022
Fitzgerald To Announce COVID Booster Changes
Changes are coming to COVID booster eligibility. The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, has scheduled a news conference for 12 noon on Wednesday to discuss the changes ...
Jul 12, 2022
Cancer Survivor Stats Favour NL Over Other Provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador may have some of the highest cancer mortality rates in the country. But the good news is, if you get the dreaded diagnosis, your chances of survival are better here than most...
Jul 12, 2022
Nunatsiavut Government Working with Health Canada in Postville Diesel Spill Study
The Environmental Assessment officer with the Nunatsiavut Government admits early partial results from an environmental study following a diesel fuel spill in Postville, Labrador in 2020 left them wit...
Jul 12, 2022 (Aerial survey photo courtesy Canadian Coast Guard.)
Judge Miffed With Delay in Kidnapping, Extortion Case
The case involving an alleged plot to kidnap a St. John's man for ransom was called in provincial court this morning. Judge Mike Madden had all intentions of moving the matter along today, but his eff...
Jul 12, 2022
Search Efforts Continue for Missing Gander Man
The search effort continues for a young man reported missing from the Gander area. Twenty-nine-year-old Brandon Tucker was last seen on a trail in the Gander area on Friday morning. RCMP say search ef...
Jul 12, 2022
Bonavista MHA Urging Government to Address Health Care Staffing Challenges
An MHA who represents a region where emergency room services often are diverted to another hospital farther away says government has to step up and try some things to improve health care. Bonavista MH...
Jul 12, 2022 Via Craig Pardy Bonavista on Facebook
Vehicle Crashes Into Paradise Home
There were no injuries, but the damage is significant after a car crashed into a house at Hickey's Road and St. Thomas' Line in Paradise. The car left Hickey's Road, and traveled across the property's...
Jul 12, 2022
