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Government Working to Implement Restorative Justice Programming Into School System
The provincial government is implementing restorative justice programming into the school system. The province is working with Dr. Dorothy Vaandering of Memorial University, Indigenous communities, an...
May 26, 2022
Province Cutting Gas Tax, Increasing Minimum Wage to Combat Cost of Living
The province is announcing significant measures to combat the cost of living. Government announced two temporary measures to provide relief from the high cost of fuel. The provincial tax on gas and di...
May 26, 2022
Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program to Create 600 Child Care Spaces Across Province
More than 30 locations will provide a new pre-Kindergarten pilot program in the coming school year. The early learning program will provide about 600 new regulated child care spaces in communities thr...
May 26, 2022
Increased Police Presence Near Woodford's Station Road in Holyrood
There is an increased police presence in the area of Woodford's Station Road in Holyrood. RCMP are asking people to avoid the area if possible, but there is no risk to the public at this time. VOCM Ne...
May 26, 2022
St. John's Father Accused of Providing Children for Sex
A warning that the following story contains information that some readers may find disturbing. A St. John's man is facing shocking allegations that he abused and offered up his own children for sex at...
May 26, 2022
RNC Seeking CCTV Footage Following Overnight Shooting in St. John's
The RNC is seeking possible dashcam or CCTV footage from the area of Thorburn Road in St. John's following an overnight shooting incident. Calls started coming in around 2:45 this morning of possible ...
May 26, 2022 File Photo of shooting incident near Thorburn Road
MUN Professor Raising Concerns About COVID Reporting on Cruise Ships
A MUN professor who specializes in the cruise ship industry is raising concerns about the mechanisms in place for reporting COVID cases on board. According to the St. John's Port Authority, there's a ...
May 26, 2022 (Stock photo.)
Teamsters Union Recognizes Paramedics Services Week
Paramedics Services Week is being recognized across Canada. It's an annual celebration for paramedics, many of whom have had to face understaffing, long wait times in hospitals, trouble getting to rur...
May 26, 2022
Local Rotary Club Collects Used Bicycles for Families in Need
The Rotary Club of St. John's East is hosting its third annual bicycle project. The bicycle project was started during the start of the pandemic when it was difficult to get supplies for outdoor activ...
May 26, 2022
Man Arrested Following Disturbance at St. John's Hospital
A man was taken into custody after hospital property was damaged yesterday afternoon in St. John's. The RNC were called to the facility just before the supper hour and arrested the 44-year-old man. He...
May 26, 2022
