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Recruitment and Retention Top NAPE's Agenda for Spring Budget
NAPE is encouraged by what it's been hearing from the current provincial government regarding the importance of the public sector. Jerry Earle says among the issues he will be impressing on Premier To...
Dec 27, 2025 NAPE President Jerry Earle (VOCM News)
NLC Warns of Unregulated, Illegal Online Cannabis Retailers
The CEO of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation is urging people to be careful of where they purchase their cannabis online. During a recent survey about illicit cannabis commissioned by t...
Dec 27, 2025
Expert Shares Tips for Co-Parenting Through the Holiday Season
The holidays can be a joyous time for many, but it can be challenging for families that are trying to navigate a separation or divorce. Rhona Buchan, board chair of the Family Dispute Resolution Insti...
Dec 27, 2025 Rhona Buchan
VOCM Year in Review: August
Here are some of the stories that made headlines in August 2025. Residents Ordered to Leave as Wildfire Near Kingston Burns Close to Homes Athletes kicked off over two weeks of sports with its opening...
Dec 27, 2025
Premier Lays Blame on Liberals for Lost Legislative Time
Premier Tony Wakeham says his government will look at expanding the number of days in which the House of Assembly sits. While on opposition, Tony Wakeham criticized the Liberals for short House sittin...
Dec 27, 2025 (VOCM News)
Teachers' Association Raises Alarm Over Student Absenteeism Rates
As another year winds to a close, absenteeism remains an issue in the province's schools. The President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, Dale Lambe, says they have been working ...
Dec 27, 2025 NLTA President Dale Lambe (VOCM News)
Federal Austerity Measures Draw Criticism from Labour Federation
The Federation of Labour says a government that would protect workers is what motivated a lot of voters heading into the last federal election but, in the end, what Canadians got was another Conservat...
Dec 27, 2025 Jessica McCormick, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour.
A Very Merry Christmas for One Lucky NL Ticket Holder
There's a big lotto winner in Newfoundland and Labrador from last night's draw. Somebody in the province was in on a MaxMillions, splitting the prize 50/50. Atlantic Lottery did not indicate where in ...
Dec 27, 2025
Canada Edges Czechia in World Junior Opener
Canada got off to a good start at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Minnesota but it was close all the way. They beat Czechia 7-5, breaking a 4-4 deadlock with a goal just past the 6-minute mark...
Dec 27, 2025 Team Canada's Zayne Parekh challenges a player from Team Czechia at the 2026 IIHF World Juniors (Hockey Canada via X)
Boxing Day Storm Wallops Island with Messy Mix
A storm that began on Boxing Day is still raging in some parts of the province. The Avalon Peninsula and eastern Newfoundland got about 10cm of fresh snow, which began falling early in the evening as ...
Dec 27, 2025
