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Federal Tariff Relief 'Won't Cut It' for Fishing Industry, Says Premier
The premier says there's "more work that needs to be done" to help support the province's fishing industry in the wake of Chinese tariffs. Premier Tony Wakeham's comments come on the heels of the pass...
Nov 22, 2025 Premier Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
Tackling Future Disasters: Justice and Public Safety Minister Calls for Coordinated Approach
The minister of justice and public safety recently returned from meetings with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto, an experience that she calls a good opportunity for dialogue on e...
Nov 22, 2025 Justice and Public Safety minister Helen Conway Ottenheimer (VOCM News)
Seniors' Advocate Calls for Continuum of Care Legislation
The province's Seniors' Advocate is urging the provincial government to implement what she calls continuum of care legislation. Susan Walsh released her annual report on the wellbeing of seniors earli...
Nov 22, 2025 Seniors' Advocate, Susan Walsh (VOCM News)
'Pack the Back' Food and Toy Drive Kicks Off Today in Deer Lake
NL Health Services' annual Pack the Back toy, food, and clothes drive is back for another year. Each year, members of the health authority's paramedicine and medical transport teams ask the public to ...
Nov 22, 2025 Pack the Back 2020
Province's First Inclusive Sensory Play Centre, Bright Haven, Opens Today
Two local moms, Dawn White and Cindy Grimes, both raising autistic toddlers, found themselves searching for a place where their children would not just be accepted, but celebrated. When they couldn't ...
Nov 22, 2025 Cindy Grimes (left) and Dawn White (right) (VOCM News)
Shanneyganock Honours Late Bandmate with New Christmas Song
As we inch closer to the Christmas holidays, one of the stalwarts on the music scene has memorialized a fellow musician in song. Mark Hiscock, who was one of the best on the button accordion, left us ...
Nov 22, 2025 (VOCM News)
Judicial Recount Upholds Election Result in Topsail-Paradise
The provincial government can now forge ahead with a clear, but razor-thin majority, in the House of Assembly. Paul Dinn's victory in Topsail-Paradise was maintained after a judicial recount that wrap...
Nov 22, 2025 Paul Dinn (VOCM)
Provincial Skills Challenge Puts Students to the Test
More than 300 junior high students representing 20 schools across the province are competing in the annual Skills Canada Intermediate Challenge at the College of the North Atlantic's Prince Philip Dri...
Nov 22, 2025 (College of the North Atlantic Prince Philip Drive Campus/Facebook)
Police Chase Through Metro Ends in Kelsey Drive Arrest
It took a while but RNC officers were able to catch up with a man suspected of being impaired while cruising around metro. He first came to the attention of police in Mount Pearl around lunchtime. The...
Nov 22, 2025 (VOCM News)
Woman Charged After Disturbance at St. John's Health Facility
A woman has been charged after somebody was causing a fuss at a health facility in St. John's last night. The RNC arrived at about 9:00 to spot the suspect briskly walking across the parking lot. The ...
Nov 22, 2025
