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West Coast Man Highlights Impacts of Racism Through Personal Blog
A west coast man has taken to a personal blog to chronicle some of his experiences with racism in Newfoundland and Labrador. Miguel Jones, born in Vietnam, was adopted by a Canadian family living in r...
Jan 27, 2022 (Photo via Miguel's World webpage.)
Town of GFW Releases Financial Report Relating to 2021 Labour Dispute
The town of Grand Falls-Windsor saw a financial gain as the result of a protracted labour dispute last year. The town locked CUPE members out in mid-July after what the town called it's final offer wa...
Jan 27, 2022 (File photo. CUPE protest outside Grand Falls-Windsor town hall on July 13.)
Search Continues for Wanted Man in Connection to December Assault
The search continues for a man wanted on charges stemming from an assault against a woman in the capital city in early December. 39-year-old Gerald Connolly is wanted on charges of assault, assault ca...
Jan 27, 2022 Gerald Connolly has been wanted by the RNC since early December.
CMOH Offers Insight Into How COVID Cases at Voisey's Bay Mine are Reported
Newfoundland and Labrador's Chief Medical Officer is providing some insight into how cases at the Voisey's Bay mine are being reported. Sources tell VOCM that dozens of cases have been reported, but t...
Jan 27, 2022
Province Reports Four Deaths, 378 New Cases of COVID-19 Today
Four new deaths from COVID-19 are being reported in the province today. The deaths include a woman in her 40s and a man over the age of 70 in the Eastern Health region, a woman over the age of 70 in W...
Jan 27, 2022
Local Oil Analyst Encouraged as Equinor Moves Forward With Bay du Nord Project
A local oil industry analyst is encouraged by word that Equinor is moving ahead with its Bay du Nord project at an accelerated pace. The massive project, which had been put on hold back in 2020, now a...
Jan 27, 2022 (Bay du Nord FPSO concept art, courtesy Equinor.)
Police Leave Scene of Investigation on Indian Meal Line
In an update provided by the RNC, they, along with the RCMP have left the scene of the investigation on Indian Meal Line. The authorities thank the public for their cooperation. An update regarding th...
Jan 27, 2022
Chief of Labrador City Fire Department Criticizes Emergency Plan at Wabush Airport
The chief of the Labrador City Fire Department says Wabush Airport's emergency plan failed miserably last week during an emergency landing by a plane with one engine out and 17 people on board. A coup...
Jan 27, 2022
CMOH Clarifies How COVID Cases are Reported at Worksites
Newfoundland and Labrador's Chief Medical Officer is providing some insight into how cases at the Voisey's Bay mine are being reported. Sources tell VOCM that dozens of cases have been reported, but t...
Jan 27, 2022
Guards Cleared of Criminal Charges in HMP Death
The nine correctional officers charged in the death of an inmate at Her Majesty's Penitentiary are free to go. In a statement issued this morning, Director of Public Prosecutions Lloyd Strickland says...
Jan 27, 2022 (Jonathan Henoche via Facebook.)
