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Government Announces Funding to Hire Regional Water Operators
The provincial government has announced $240,000 to hire three regional water operators to help municipalities with drinking and wastewater systems. There are more than 180 boil water advisories in th...
Mar 23, 2022 (Municipal Affairs Minister Krista Lynn Howell)
Province Reporting Five New Deaths Due to COVID-19
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting five new deaths from COVID-19 today. 92 people have now died from COVID-19 in the province. 29 people are in hospital with the virus, three of whom are in critic...
Mar 23, 2022 (Photo via GovNL.)
Parishioners Forging Ahead in Aftermath of Wing's Point Church Fire
The Pentecostal Church in Wing's Point may be no more, but the parishioners are forging ahead. The building was destroyed by fire last week. In a post to Facebook, the church says although their build...
Mar 23, 2022 (File photo.)
Vaccination Clinic Underway on Bell Island
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic is taking place on Bell Island today. The walk-in clinic will be held at St. Michael's Parish Hall until 4:00 p.m. for people ages 5 and up. First and second doses for ag...
Mar 23, 2022 (Photo by New York National Guard via Flickr.)
Preliminary Inquiry Set for Figure Skating Coach Facing Sexual Assault Charges
The preliminary inquiry has been set for a suspended figure skating coach facing sexual assault charges. 28-year-old Matt Power was charged last summer with sexual interference, sexual assault, making...
Mar 23, 2022
Gas Watcher Predicting Prices to Keep Rising
A fuel price watcher expects we'll again be flirting with $2-per-litre gas prices down the road as the market goes through one of its most volatile periods in history. There was no change in the price...
Mar 23, 2022
Provincial NDP Welcome Federal Partnership with Liberal Government
The provincial NDP welcomes news of their federal counterparts' alliance with the Liberal government. Interim leader Jim Dinn calls the agreement a good news story for all across the country, saying i...
Mar 23, 2022
Former Downtown Bar Owner to Stand Trial on Sexual Assault Allegations
A former downtown St. John's bar owner will stand trial to face allegations of sexual assault against two children. Judge David Orr made the decision after hearing evidence at the preliminary inquiry,...
Mar 23, 2022 (Chris Carter, file photo.)
Health Care Foundation Radiothon on VOCM Today in Support of First Responder Mental Health
This afternoon, VOCM and the Health Care Foundation are joining forces to host a radiothon to help support first responders in our province through the First Responder Psychological Safety Collaborati...
Mar 23, 2022
Two Arrested in Corner Brook Drug Trafficking Investigation
Two people have been arrested, and several items seized in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Corner Brook. Police, including both the RNC and RCMP, seized cocaine, prescription pills...
Mar 23, 2022
