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Long-Time Grenfell Health Foundation Volunteer Wins Gordon Seabright Volunteer Award
The winner of the VOCM Cares 2021 Gordon Seabright Volunteer of the Year Award has been crowned. The award, established in 2014, commemorates the work of Gordon Seabright, a dedicated board member of ...
Oct 15, 2021 Photo Courtesy: Charmayne Rumbolt
CNA Hosts 'Nature Study in Cloth' Exhibit in St. John's
An artists' exhibition combining nearly 40 years of knowledge and experience will debut today in St. john's, continuing for the next several weeks. College of the North Atlantic's Textile and Design A...
Oct 15, 2021 Photo Courtesy: CNA Twitter
Public Questioning Mary Brown's Centre Deal
Some are raising questions about the business side of things at Mile One, soon to become the Mary Brown's Centre, after the company signed a sponsorship deal with the city for $1.5-million - $150,000 ...
Oct 15, 2021
Regional Health Authorities to Issue Their Own Exposure Notifications
Public Health is changing the way they release exposure notifications. Going forward, the four regional health authorities will be issuing their own exposure notifications for their respective regions...
Oct 15, 2021
NLMA Criticizes Government's 'Divide and Conquer Tactics' Amid Failed Negotiations
The association which represents doctors doesn't think much of a move by the provincial government to drop the requirement that all physicians be a member of the organization. The news comes at a time...
Oct 15, 2021 (File photo.)
Province Reports Four New Cases of COVID-19 Today
The province is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 today. Two of the cases are in the Eastern health region, and there is one each in Western and Central. One case in Eastern and the case in Central...
Oct 15, 2021 (Photo by CDC from Pexels)
Former CFO of Harbour Grace-Port de Grave Liberal Party Campaign Facing Fraud Charges
The former Chief Financial Officer of a Liberal Party campaign is facing fraud charges in connection with missing campaign funds Former CFO of the Liberal's Harbour Grace-Port de Grave District campai...
Oct 15, 2021
Muskrat Falls Will Miss November Completion Deadline, says NL Hydro
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has confirmed that the Muskrat Falls project will miss next month's completion deadline of November 26. In a statement to VOCM News, Hydro places the blame squarely on ...
Oct 15, 2021 (Muskrat Falls file photo, August 2019, courtesy Nalcor.)
ATV Seized from Man with $15,000 in Fines
RCMP caught up with an ATV operator who owes more than $15,000 in unpaid fines this week. Shortly after 12 p.m., on Wednesday, police pulled over a man driving an ATV on High Street in Deer Lake witho...
Oct 15, 2021
Visitor Restrictions Lifted at Saint Luke's, Blue Crest Care Homes
Visitor restrictions at two long-term care homes have been lifted. Saint Luke's Home in St. John's and Blue Crest Nursing Home in Grand Bank are once again open to visitors. Visitor precautions remain...
Oct 15, 2021
