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Man Charged After Disturbance at Health Sciences
A man has been charged after causing a scene at the Health Sciences yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the hospital around 3:00 where a 48-year-old man was arrested for causing a disturbance a...
Nov 10, 2025
Buy a Hat, Build a Park: Easter Seals Campaign Ends Monday
A hockey-themed approach to raise money for the next phase of a park for Easter Seals in St. John's is in its final stages this weekend. The "Seth and Matty Hat Trick for Easter Seals" campaign encour...
Nov 09, 2025 Easter Seals House on Mt. Scio Road.
BMO Donates $500,000 to The Rooms
The Bank of Montreal has donated $500,000 to The Rooms to support educational materials at the facility. The money, which will be given over the course of five years, will allow The Rooms to refresh t...
Nov 09, 2025
'Snow Means Slow': RCMP Urge Caution After First Snowfall
RCMP are reminding drivers that snow means slow after most areas of the province saw its first snowfall this past week. RCMP in eastern Newfoundland responded to at least six reports of vehicles that ...
Nov 09, 2025
Awards Handed Out Ahead of Music NL Week
Music NL is honouring its best for 2025. Three awards are being presented: musician Dave Panting is being bestowed with lifetime achievement, independent promotor June Hiscock is being given the Denis...
Nov 09, 2025 Dave Panting is being presented with a MusicNL Lifetime Achievement Award this week.
Opposition Hopes for Continued GDP Growth Under PCs
The Liberal MHA assigned with shadowing the financial activities of government hopes the PC administration builds on gains made by the Liberals in advancing the gross domestic product. The government ...
Nov 09, 2025 Minister Sarah Stoodley (VOCM News)
Provincial NDP Raises Alarm Over Potential End to Emissions Cap
The NDP is worried about the future of the emissions cap - now that Ottawa has signaled it might become a thing of the past. Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal budget appears to put the wheels in mo...
Nov 09, 2025 NDP Leader Jim Dinn (VOCM News)
First Light Creates New Advocacy Council
First Light is making changes to the way it conducts its advocacy work. The branding of First Voice, which was the group's urban Indigenous coalition, is being retired. Now, a First Light Advocacy Cou...
Nov 09, 2025 Stacey Howse, Executive Director for First Light.
AI Tool Helps Detect Cancers Missed in Regular Screenings
A local tech blogger says doctors are now able to use AI as a tool to help detect breast cancer on tests that would otherwise be missed. Kevin Andrews says AI is using "deep learning" to study thousan...
Nov 09, 2025 (Kevin Andrews File photo)
Local Restaurants Face Fragile Economic Situation
A recent social media post is shining a light on the fragile economic situation that many restaurants are facing. The post by Arbour Restaurant in Bay Bulls has been shared nearly 400 times. It says t...
Nov 09, 2025 (VOCM News)
