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NF Power Upgrading Penstock at Historic Petty Harbour Hydroelectric Plant
Newfoundland Power is in the midst of conducting repairs to the Petty Harbour Hydroelectric Generating Plant which has been in operation for over 100 years. The generating station, the very first of i...
Jul 12, 2021 (Photo courtesy Melissa P Layden.)
Police Pull Over Speeding Vehicle, Find Driver in Breach of House Arrest
A 24-year-old woman was charged with breaching her house arrest following a speeding complaint in Shearstown late last week. Bay Roberts RCMP received a complaint about a vehicle speeding through Shea...
Jul 12, 2021
203rd Royal St. John's Regatta a Go, but Only for Those Involved in Races
The 203rd running of the Royal St. John's Regatta is set for the first Wednesday in August, but COVID restrictions mean it will look and feel very different. Regatta Committee Chair Bradley Power made...
Jul 12, 2021
Most Government Offices Closed; No COVID-19 Update Today Due to Orangeman's Day Holiday
Many government offices across the province are closed today due to the Orangeman's Day holiday. In St. John's all city offices will be closed, and this week's council meeting will take place tomorrow...
Jul 12, 2021 (Orangemen's Day commemorates the Battle of the Boyne, which took place in 1690 outside Drogheda, which today is located in the Republic of Ireland. Painting by Jan van Huchtenburgh - www.rijksmuseum.nl: Home Info, Pic, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3955986)
Sweet Moose Moment Caught on Video
A sweet and tender moment from nature has been caught on camera. Twitter user Capita Jim (Jimmy Short) posted a video to the platform yesterday of two moose walking through a wooded area. When the ani...
Jul 12, 2021
Video of Women Speculating About Mysterious Lights Over Carbonear Goes Viral
A video of two women speculating about some mysterious lights in the night sky over Carbonear has garnered international attention. The video, by Anne Carpenter, shows about five lights moving along i...
Jul 12, 2021
If MUN was an Oil Company Looking for an Investment, Government Would Have Treated this Differently: Dinn
Students and the Opposition alike say tuition increases at MUN continue a pattern of education getting the short end of the financial stick. The NDP's Jim Dinn believes government would've found a way...
Jul 12, 2021 (File photo.)
Food Trucks Missing at This Year's Pedestrian Mall in St. John's
The Pedestrian Mall in downtown St. John's boasts a variety of places to visit, but something you won't be seeing on the street this year are food trucks. Brad Gover of the Mobile Vendors Association ...
Jul 12, 2021 (Photo courtesy City of St. John's.)
Car Fire in Residential Area of Mount Pearl Under Investigation
Fire crews made short work of a vehicle fire in Mount Pearl yesterday evening. A video shared with VOCM News shows flames shooting out of the front end of a Kia parked on the side of the road. Fire cr...
Jul 12, 2021 (Screen shots of video submitted by Wade McLoughlan)
Investigators Find Nothing Criminal in Fire That Destroyed Multiple Twillingate Businesses
RCMP have concluded their involvement in the investigation into a fire that destroyed a business complex in Twillingate last week. The building, which housed a number of businesses, was destroyed by f...
Jul 12, 2021 (Submitted by Travis Pelley)
