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St. John's Financial Advisor Fined, Banned From Industry
VOCM has learned that a former St. John's financial advisor has been fined more than a million dollars and been permanently banned from ever doing business in the industry again. Fifty-four-year-old J...
Jan 06, 2022
COVID Testing Clinic in Gander Reaches Capacity Ahead of Opening
The COVID-19 testing clinic in Gander reached full capacity for the day today before the doors opened. That's according to Joanne Manuels who owns Home Hardware in Lewisporte. Speaking on VOCM Open Li...
Jan 06, 2022 (File photo)
RNC Police Dog Tracks Down Robbery Suspect in St. John's
RNC police dog Avalon tracked down a suspect in a late-night robbery in the capital city leading to the arrest of a 38-year-old man. The RNC received a call around 10:30 p.m. about a man removing the ...
Jan 06, 2022
Applications Open for Lockdown Support Programs
Two-hundred members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being deployed to Quebec to help with vaccine clinics in that province. It's one of a number of ways in which Ottawa is offering assistance to the ...
Jan 06, 2022 (Image via CPAC.)
Eastern Health Holding Booster Clinic for Those 30 Plus in Trepassey
A 30-plus vaccine clinic has been added in Trepassey for tomorrow, January 7. That clinic is by appointment only and for people who don't already have an appointment at the clinic this coming Tuesday,...
Jan 06, 2022 (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Terra Nova FPSO Arrives in Spain
The Terra Nova FPSO has arrived in Spain as part of work to extend the vessel's life by another decade. The vessel and its crew arrived in the country on Tuesday. Before it departed Newfoundland, addi...
Jan 06, 2022 (Photo via Suncor.)
Province Denies Liability in Death of HMP Inmate
The province is denying any wrongdoing in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Jonathan Henoche. 33-year-old Henoche was an inmate at Her Majesty's Penitentiary when he died after an al...
Jan 06, 2022 (Jonathan Henoche via Facebook.)
12 Patients Now Positive for COVID-19 in Miller Centre Outbreak
The number of patients affected by an Omicron outbreak on a unit at the Miller Centre in St. John's has risen to 12, but until now, the symptoms experienced have been mild. Clinical Chief of Infection...
Jan 06, 2022 (Photo via Eastern Health.)
Lack of Priority System for Booster Shots Lead to "Chaotic" Rollout, says PC Health Critic
The PC health critic is calling the provincial government's vaccine booster rollout a "chaotic" program that has resulted in increased anxiety for many across the province. Paul Dinn references commen...
Jan 06, 2022 (File photo.)
MHA Concerned with Labrador Entry Point as Region Deals with Highest Cases Per Capita in NL
There's an entry point in this province where you can pass "go" without any hiccups-and the MHA for the area wonders why government allows it to be a "back door" entry into Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Jan 06, 2022
