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St. John's and Goose Bay Airports Receive Millions in Funding Through ACOA
More local airports are receiving much-needed funding to help address a dramatic loss in revenue caused by travel restrictions imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19. St. John's International received...
Aug 10, 2021 (Goose Bay Airport)
Provincial Cab Regulations Resulting in Driver Shortage: Jiffy Cabs
New provincial regulatory requirements intended to help curb high insurance costs are hampering the ability of local cab companies to hire drivers. The owner and operator of Jiffy Cabs, Chris Hollett,...
Aug 10, 2021
St. John's Man Caught Speeding at 183 km/h on TCH
A 23-year-old St. John's man has been fined $520 dollars and has had his license suspended for driving at more than 180 km/h on the Trans Canada Highway last Wednesday. RCMP Traffic Services East resp...
Aug 10, 2021
Forest Fire Burning East of Churchill Falls Near Trans-Labrador Highway
Provincial forestry crews are working on knocking down a forest fire burning near the Trans-Labrador Highway just east of Churchill Falls. The fire is burning close to the highway in the area of Jackf...
Aug 10, 2021 (File Photo.)
St. John's, Businesses to Discuss Fate of Pedestrian Mall on Duckworth Street
The city of St. John's is holding a meeting tomorrow afternoon that will put the future of the pedestrian mall on Duckworth Street into question. Businesses on the street have been speaking out agains...
Aug 10, 2021
Opposition Calling on Government to Release Back to School Plan
The Opposition is calling on government to immediately release a back to school plan for September. Although students are set to return in about a month, no details have been released on the plan for ...
Aug 10, 2021
Vaccinations Key to Reducing Infections as COVID-19 Continues to Mutate, says Doctor
COVID-19 is still mutating and it will take some time before the virus settles into its "steady state" - meaning vaccination rates need to remain high. That's according to Newfoundlander and assistant...
Aug 10, 2021
RCMP Investigating Snowmobile Theft in Gambo
Glovertown RCMP are investigating the theft of a snowmobile from a home in Gambo last week. Police say the theft probably occurred sometime overnight on August 3 and 4. The 1979 red Yamaha Enticer was...
Aug 10, 2021
One Man Displaced by House Fire in Seal Cove
A man has been displaced by a fire which destroyed a small house in Seal Cove, Conception Bay South. He was briefly taken to hospital for treatment. The man, who was renting the house, is being helped...
Aug 10, 2021
Boston Museum Looking to Retrieve Students' Mini-Boat Run Aground Near Burgeo
It appears as though the Teal Turtle may have been retrieved from an island just off Burgeo. A call to the VOCM Newsroom this morning indicates that the little vessel is nowhere to be seen on Flat Isl...
Aug 10, 2021
