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Driver Owing $15,000 in Fines Facing More Charges After Traffic Stop
A traffic stop near Glovertown this week led police to impound the vehicle of a man owing nearly $15,000 in outstanding traffic fines. RCMP pulled over the driver after spotting him speeding on the hi...
Aug 25, 2021
Group Wants River Trails Removed from St. John's Bike Plan
A petition launched to preserve the Rennie's River and Virginia River walking trails has garnered nearly 6,000 signatures. Pete Soucy is a member of the Protecting Pedestrian Trails concerned citizens...
Aug 25, 2021 (File photo.)
Nalcor CEO Confident Issues with Labrador Island Link Soon to Be Resolved
The President and CEO of Nalcor says she's confident that issues experienced with line failures and the software on the Labrador Island Link, or LIL are close to being resolved. Jennifer Williams prov...
Aug 25, 2021
RCMP Seeing More Evidence of Distracted Driving in Province
The RNC and RCMP are cracking down on dangerous driving on the province's roadways, and part of that is educating the public on what exactly constitutes distracted driving. Yesterday, both police forc...
Aug 25, 2021
City Advising Residents of Connection Issues with Access St. John's
Residents of St. John's are being advised of potential connection issues when dialing 311. The city says due to technical issues beyond its control, some callers may receive an error message when atte...
Aug 25, 2021
Nova Scotia's Physician Recruitment Efforts to Further Challenges in NL, says NLMA
The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association says this province's ability to attract physicians is "about to get a lot more challenging." NLMA President Dr. Susan MacDonald was responding to plan...
Aug 25, 2021 (Photo courtesy NLMA.)
MUN Sets Mandatory Vaccinations Deadlines for Staff, Students
Memorial University has officially set the dates by which students, faculty, and staff must receive their first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Memorial says students, faculty, staff, and visito...
Aug 25, 2021
Preliminary Inquiry Continues for 10 Correctional Guards Charged in Death of Inmate
The preliminary inquiry for 10 guards charged in the death of an inmate at Her Majesty's Penitentiary is hearing from the province's chief medical examiner today. Dr. Nash Denic's testimony could be p...
Aug 24, 2021
Power Restored to Pleasantville Area After Equipment Issues Cause Outage
Newfoundland Power has restored electricity to an area of St. John's following equipment issues, Tuesday evening. Reports to the VOCM Newsroom indicate that there were two explosions before the power ...
Aug 24, 2021
Joint Traffic Initiative Catches Over 70 Speeding Drivers Near Butter Pot Park
Well over 70 speeding drivers were nabbed along the Trans-Canada earlier today as the result of a joint initiative from the RNC and RCMP. The enforcement blitz was conducted heading eastbound near But...
Aug 24, 2021 (Officers with LIDAR track the speed of drivers along the Trans-Canada Highway as part of the joint traffic initiative.)
