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Annual Dial-a-Carol Fundraiser Kicks Off This Afternoon
It's time once again to Deck the Halls as the annual VOCM Dial-a-Carol hits the airwaves this afternoon. The broadcast marks the beginning of the holiday season for many and captures the spirit of giv...
Nov 15, 2025
Man Ticketed for Excessive Speeding in Labrador
A 36-year-old man has become the latest in a string of people clocked at excessive speeds along the Trans-Labrador Highway. RCMP say the driver was caught around noon Thursday going 137 km/h between L...
Nov 15, 2025
NDP Demands Government Plan on Rising Home Heating Costs
The NDP wants to see the new PC government's plan to address rising home heating costs. MHA Sheilagh O'Leary is urging government to take "immediate action" to help residents stay warm this winter. O'...
Nov 15, 2025 Sheilagh O'Leary in the House of Assembly
Recount Rulings Clear Path for Two MHAs to be Sworn In
The provincial government is pleased with the outcome of requests for judicial recounts in three districts. Justice Fonse Faour denied recounts in the districts of Lewisporte-Twillingate and Placentia...
Nov 15, 2025 Justice Fonse Faour (VOCM News)
Charges Laid in Holyrood Hit-and-Run
RCMP in Holyrood have laid charges in connection with a hit and run in September that sent a pedestrian to hospital with serious injuries. The victim was struck by an off-road vehicle on Northside Roa...
Nov 15, 2025
Goulds Robbery Spree Ends in Arrest
A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with three armed robberies in the Goulds. Aaron Green was arrested after an armed robbery at a convenience store on the Main Road around 9:00 Tuesday e...
Nov 15, 2025 (VOCM News)
RCMP Hunt for Suspects After Gas Station Theft
RCMP in Placentia are seeking the public's help identifying two people following a break-in and theft from a gas station in New Harbour last week. Police were called out just before 3:00 a.m. last Sat...
Nov 15, 2025 Police are looking for suspects after a break-in at a gas station in New Harbour.
Habs' Alex Newhook Suffers Ankle Injury, Undergoes Surgery
The Montreal Canadiens have a lot to overcome following a devastating injury suffered by St. John's forward Alex Newhook Thursday night. The 24-year-old fractured his ankle in the Habs' loss to Dallas...
Nov 14, 2025 nhl.com
Future of Folk Fest in Question after Folk Arts Society Closes Office, Lays off Administrative Co-ordinator and ED Resigns
The future of the Folk Arts Society is in jeopardy, and as things now stand, the possibility of a 50th anniversary folk festival seems remote. Saying it faces a precarious financial situation and a "c...
Nov 14, 2025 NL Folk Festival (File Photo)
Local Student Named Fire Chief for a Day
A local grade 5 student was given the royal treatment after winning the St. John's Regional Fire Department's Fire Chief for a Day poster contest. Moshika Vaithiyanathan attends Mary Queen of Peace in...
Nov 14, 2025 Moshika Vaithiyanathan (VOCM News)
