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New Brunswick Company Fined $54,500 in Fatal Workplace Incident at Come By Chance
The second company convicted in connection with a fatal blast at the Come By Chance refinery three years ago has been fined more than $50,000 for its role in the tragedy. The explosion, on September 2...
Nov 19, 2025
Provincial Government Announces $3 Million to Hire More Operators for 24/7 Snow Clearing on Certain Routes
The provincial government has announced plans to expand 24-hour snow clearing on some of the busiest routes across the province. Currently, government says workers are only called in when conditions a...
Nov 19, 2025 Photo via Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Twitter
Andrew Furey of Team Broken Earth in Jamaica to Assess Needs Following Hurricane Melissa
The founder of Team Broken Earth is heading to Jamaica today to assess the infrastructure and the medical needs there in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. He talks about a patient he saw this week who ha...
Nov 19, 2025 A young Guatelmalan girl after undergoing surgery for a cleft palate (via Team Broken Earth)
House Fire that Sent One Person to Hospital with Serious Injuries Under Investigation
One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries as the result of a house fire in Makinsons on the weekend. First responders were called to the scene on Hodgewater Line around 5:30 on Sunday. A ...
Nov 19, 2025
Man Charged with Being an Accessory to Murder Heading Straight to Trial
A man charged with trying to help his brother escape after a fatal shooting in St. John's six months ago is going straight to trial. Twenty-three-year-old Hussein Hussein is formally charged with acce...
Nov 19, 2025 Hussein Hussein is shown during his bail hearing in Supreme Court in St. John's on May 14th. (VOCM News/file)
City Council says Controversial Mural Can Stay
An eye-catching mural on a wall that rings a busy route in downtown St. John's can stay as is, where is. The wall art is painted along a private retaining wall where Rennies Mill Road meets Empire Ave...
Nov 19, 2025 Part of a painted mural on a private retaining wall at Rennie's Mill Road and Empire Avenue (VOCM News)
10th Anniversary of Passing of Newfoundland Songwriter Ron Hynes
The music community is remembering Ron Hynes on the 10th anniversary of his passing. Considered by many to be one of Newfoundland's greatest songwriters, his songs remain staples in bars and on radio ...
Nov 19, 2025 (Ron Hynes. File photo.)
More Supports Needed to Retain Highly-Skilled and Educated Newcomers says Institute for Canadian Citizenship
The Institute for Canadian Citizenship says the federal government has to get serious about addressing the retention of skilled and educated immigrants. The institute released a report this week showi...
Nov 19, 2025
Government Providing Funding to Eating Disorder Foundation
Government has committed to providing core funding to the Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. Premier Tony Wakeham made the announcement while speaking at their workshop at the Ca...
Nov 19, 2025 Eating Disorder Foundation NL Executive Director Paul Thomey with Premier Tony Wakeham (Premier Tony Wakeham/Facebook)
Some Digital Government Services Unavailable
Some online services with the provincial government are unavailable this morning due to network issues. They say the Office of the Chief Information Officer is working to fix the issues and an update ...
Nov 19, 2025 Kaitlyn Baker / Unsplash
