Category Archives: Local News

One woman's attempt to escape the attention of the law resulted in a power outage in Placentia early this morning RCMP tried to pull a speeding vehicle over on the Argentia Access around 4:40 this mor...

Some major changes are coming to the way in which health information is gathered, stored and shared. The health system is being completely overhauled in what NL Health Services calls the "greatest tra...

A provincial lawyer says it's clear that, with courtrooms shutting down because of lack of staff, we're either going to have to prosecute fewer people or we're going to have to have more judges, court...

NAPE is trying to get answers as to what's led to a sudden upheaval in the province's court system. President Jerry Earle suspects that the sudden adjournment of all civil and traffic hearings and all...

The provincial government is warning the public of a text message scam making the rounds regarding motor vehicle registration. Government says people have received text messages with a link asking the...

The federal government has issued early retirement package information to some 68,000 public servants. Letters outlining incentive packages are being received by eligible public service employees, and...

If you think food at the grocery store is expensive now, brace yourself for next year. Canada's Food Price Report is out and it predicts a significant increase in how much we pay. Several universities...

The Avalon North Wolverines were kept busy yesterday. The ground search and rescue team was involved in two separate searches - one for two boys who were overdue during yesterday's storm after last be...

The clock is ticking and the jackpot is climbing for the latest VOCM Cares 50/50 draw. The jackpot has now surpassed $200,000 with the winning ticket receiving half of that. There's also a second priz...

The homicide rate in Newfoundland and Labrador dropped in 2024 compared to the previous year. That's according to the latest numbers released by Statistics Canada. The homicide rate in this province w...