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Dawson Mercer Picks Up Second Goal and Assist Against Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames built up an early 4-0 lead over the New Jersey Devils and never looked back despite the best efforts of Dawson Mercer on the eve of his 20th birthday. The Bay Roberts native scored ...
Oct 27, 2021
FFAW Welcomes New Fisheries Minister, Calls for Focus on Redfish Fishery
The FFAW is welcoming the appointment of Joyce Murray as the country's new Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Murray, of British Columbia, was sworn into the new Trudeau cabinet yesterday, along with N...
Oct 27, 2021
Colinet Residents Fill Potholes on Community Access Road
Residents of Colinet and surrounding area made good yesterday on a promise to start filling potholes on the Markland Road and it worked. Unpaved portions of the road are so pitted with potholes they r...
Oct 27, 2021
RCMP Use Rubber Bullet to Bring Down Armed Robbery Suspect Barricaded in Marystown Home
RCMP on the Burin Peninsula had to fire a rubber bullet in order to bring down an armed robbery suspect who barricaded himself inside a Marystown home on the weekend into custody. 36-year-old Gerard B...
Oct 27, 2021
Ronald McDonald House Unveils New Movie Theatre
Ronald McDonald House in St. John's unveiled its new Movie Theatre yesterday after renovations spanning several months. Christine Morgan, director of development and communications for Ronald McDonald...
Oct 27, 2021
Two More Schools in Marystown Reporting Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
Two more schools in the Marystown area are reporting confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District says a small number of members of the Marystown Central High Sch...
Oct 26, 2021
Honduran Family Should Soon Have MCP Cards in Place, Mother Says
An update to a story VOCM News brought you earlier this month. A Honduran family living in the capital city and expecting their fourth child, were facing mounting medical bills because they were not y...
Oct 26, 2021
Court Date Postponed for Man Charged With Manslaughter in Connection With Brandon Leftault Case
The case involving the stabbing death of a young man in the Goulds last year continues to wind its way through the courts. 20-year-old Brandon Leftault died in hospital a short time after the incident...
Oct 26, 2021
Provincial Government Introduces Code of Conduct for Municipalities
The provincial government is bringing in a professional code of conduct for municipalities across the province. The move comes following an extensive consultation process, during which professional be...
Oct 26, 2021 (Municipal Affairs Minister Krista Lynn Howell)
St. John's Courtroom Temporarily Closed for Bed Bug Treatment
The provincial court in St. John's is temporarily closing Courtroom # 10 after a dog from a local pest control company confirmed the presence of bedbugs, or bed bug scent, during a recent sweep of the...
Oct 26, 2021
