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RCMP NL Names New Commanding Officer
A new Commanding Officer has been named for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Newfoundland and Labrador. Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Ebert takes command of the RCMP following the departure of C...
Nov 19, 2021
Province Reimbursing Patients Who Travelled for Cancelled Appointments
The provincial government has announced that it will reimburse patients who travelled for appointments that were cancelled due to the cyber attack. Patients who started travel before November 2nd and ...
Nov 18, 2021
Demand for Gathering Place Service Increasing Dramatically
Demand for service has increased dramatically at The Gathering Place which helps to meet the needs of some of the most vulnerable in society. The Gathering Place offers meals and emergency shelter to ...
Nov 18, 2021
Old Perlican Ambulance and Health Centre Phone Lines Down
Phone lines are currently down for the Old Perlican ambulance service and the A.A. Wilkinson Memorial Health Centre. At the moment, there's no estimated timeframe for restoration. Anyone needing ambul...
Nov 18, 2021 Photo via Eastern Health
Potential COVID Exposure Advisory Issued for Piatto Pizzeria on Elizabeth Avenue
Eastern Health has issued an advisory about a potential COVID exposure at a local restaurant. Anyone who visited Piatto Pizzeria and Enoteca Midtown on Elizabeth Avenue in St. John's on Tuesday, Novem...
Nov 18, 2021
City Providing Update on Mews Centre Replacement
Construction for the new community centre to replace the aging HGR Mews Centre is underway. Councillor Jamie Korab and Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary provided the update today on the over $33,000,000 p...
Nov 18, 2021 File Photo
Sex Offender Matthew Twyne to Do More Time for 'Thumbing Nose at the Law'
Repeat sex offender Matthew Twyne has been sentenced to just over a year in jail for his latest run-ins with the law. Provincial court judge Lori Marshall was blunt in her assessment of Twyne's distur...
Nov 18, 2021 (File photo.)
One Night Stand Radiothon in Support of Daffodil Place Ongoing
It has been a tough 20 months for many organizations, including Daffodil Place in St. John's. That's why their 24-hour One Night Stand Radiothon today on VOCM is so important. Many of their in-person ...
Nov 18, 2021
Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign Underway
The Salvation Army Newfoundland and Labrador has officially launched its 2021 Christmas Kettle campaign. The Kettle is officially on, and this year the Salvation Army hopes the kettle will boil over w...
Nov 18, 2021
RCMP Investigating Theft of Catalytic Converter from Truck Parked at Brigus Royal Canadian Legion
Bay Roberts RCMP are investigating the theft of a catalytic converter from a truck parked at the Royal Canadian Legion in Brigus over the weekend. Police say the theft occurred at approximately 3:15 a...
Nov 18, 2021
