Category Archives: Local News

A judge himself apologized today to the family of a woman who died at the hands of her own grandson, who he then sent to prison. Justice Peter O'Flaherty sentenced Brandon Tobin to five years for mans...

Premier Tony Wakeham has declared his "full confidence" in the minister of health following comments that aired on CBC Radio this week. Questions about Minister of Health Lela Evans' comments suggesti...

The Supreme Court has approved a settlement that will see the province help compensate victims of abuse at church-run institutions decades ago. Sources tell VOCM News that Justice Garrett Handrigan re...

The Finance Minister says $26 million dollars has been budgeted to expand the prescription drug program. Craig Pardy told VOCM Open Line with guest host Darrin Bent that the list of prescription drugs...

A ratification vote is scheduled for late May and early June on a revised and renegotiated settlement agreement between the Innu Nation and Hydro Quebec. A tentative agreement was reached in June of l...

The Canadian Federation of Students is pleased with some of the funding provided for post-secondary education in this year's budget, but says core funding for MUN needs to be addressed. The province i...

Union leaders say the provincial budget is missing the mark without action on wages. Gordon Piercey of the Allied Health Professionals says adding MRIs and increasing long-term care beds is great news...

An illicit drug which is about ten times more potent than fentanyl has been seized in this province for the first time - prompting a warning from RCMP. The dangerous synthetic opioid, commonly known a...

Despite funding to add childcare spaces in the province, early childhood educators are disappointed that no funding has been set aside to address some of their main concerns. ECEs had been seeking pai...

There have been more polar bear sightings as ice continues to drift southward. Fogo Island RCMP are warning of a polar bear spotted near Island Harbour. They're reminding residents to keep their pets ...