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Government Hoping to Have Additional Snow Clearing Personnel Hired by End of Month
Transportation minister Barry Petten says the hope is to have their expanded version of 24-hour snow clearing up and running by the end of this month. Petten says the application process for additiona...
Dec 09, 2025 Transportation Minister Barry Petten (VOCM News)
Opposition Parties Calling on Province to Sell Off Stock of American Booze
The Liberals and the NDP is calling on the provincial government to follow in the footsteps of other jurisdictions and sell off its U.S. alcohol stock and donate the profits to charities and not-for-p...
Dec 09, 2025
Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Three Attacked on Anspach Street
A man has been charged with attempted murder after three people were attacked on Anspach Street last evening. It all started unfolding just before 7:00 when RNC got a call about a man screaming and ba...
Dec 09, 2025
Brandon King Facing Numerous Charges After Police Chase Through Capital City
A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged after fleeing from police and colliding with numerous RNC vehicles in the capital city last night. RNC responded to a report of a theft from a business ...
Dec 08, 2025
Social Prescribing; Researcher Recommends Time Out with Friends, Family and Others During Winter Doldrums
The Christmas season is a time for joy and merriment, but if you're feeling burned out in the days and weeks leading up to the holidays, you're not alone. Dr. Alexandra Gold from Mass General Brigham,...
Dec 08, 2025
More than 200 Turkey Dinners Served at Annual Rogers Rogers Moyse Christmas Community Dinner
Many a meal was had, festive songs sung and good cheer shared during the annual Rogers Rogers Moyse Christmas Community Dinner in St. John's this afternoon. The 17th annual affair, which saw more than...
Dec 08, 2025 From left, Andrew Conway, Ken Moyse, Shelley Handrigan and Richard Rogers with Rogers Rogers Moyse law firm. (VOCM News)
Employee Nearly Struck by Fleeing Vehicle, 20-Year-Old Woman Charged
A 20-year-old Irishtown woman has been charged after leaving a store with merchandise for which she allegedly didn't pay. An employee at Chubb's Convenience in St. George's called RCMP around 5:00 p.m...
Dec 08, 2025
Asphalt Trailer Stolen from Carbonear Business
RCMP in Harbour Grace are investigating the theft of an asphalt trailer from the parking lot of a business on Powell Drive in Carbonear. Police say surveillance video from the area shows an red extend...
Dec 08, 2025 A surveillance image of the asphalt trailer being removed from the scene (RCMP)
Newfoundland Songwriter's Latest Creative Effort Hits Number One
A song co-written by a Newfoundlander has climbed to the top of Billboard's Country Airplay chart. Songwriter and producer Peter Daniel Newman who lives in St. John's, but signed with SONY Music Publi...
Dec 08, 2025 Peter Daniel Newman with former Tourism Minister Fred Hutton and former Premier Andrew Furey in 2024 (MusicNL)
Man Facing Firearms Charges After Being Found Hiding in Campbell Avenue Home
A man is facing a slew of firearms-related offences following an unusual break-in at a home on Campbell Avenue on Friday. The RNC were first called to the home just after 2:00 a.m. They cleared the ho...
Dec 08, 2025
