Category Archives: Local News

Canada Post and its employees have reached some sort of tentative agreement, although it's unclear just what it is. The Crown corporation says further talks are required before they reach the point wh...

It's the end of an era for many local beer drinkers. The iconic Labatt brand Jockey Club has been discontinued. A Labatt spokesperson says sales volumes dropped to the point where they had to make the...

The results of the judicial recount for Topsail-Paradise are in, and PC incumbent Paul Dinn has been declared the winner. The recount increased the gap between Dinn and Liberal Dan Bobbett. The count ...

RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a repeat offender. Police say 28-year-old Jesse Lewis is wanted on multiple charges including vehicle theft, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats. Anyone ...

St. John's city council's former lead on housing does not appear to be overly concerned about increased traffic resulting from a massive housing development in the city's east end. Deputy Mayor Ron El...

Three people have been arrested as the result of a drug trafficking investigation that resulted in the seizure of drugs and cash from a home in Witless Bay. RCMP searched the home on Gull Pond Road on...

VOCM and VOCM Cares were recognized at the Capital Hotel this morning as part of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' annual Spirit of Philanthropy Awards. VOCM was presented with the Outstan...

A man convicted earlier this year in a high-profile child abduction case is now facing trial on child pornography charges involving the same girl. The newer charges were laid at the same time the abdu...

RCMP and the Fire Commissioner's Office are continuing their investigation into a fire that destroyed the fish plant in St. Mary's earlier this month. The fire burned the area's largest local economic...

The Seniors' Advocate's latest report on seniors' wellbeing shows that 21 per cent of emergency shelter users are people 55 years of age or older, and 9 per cent of people experiencing homelessness fo...