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VOCM Cares Lions Club Radio Bingo Returning Next Saturday
Bingo is back! VOCM Cares Lions Club Radio Bingo is making its return next Saturday, March 20th for Week 11. Week 11 cards will be played, meaning they will have an original broadcast date of February...
Mar 13, 2021
Gushue Rink Drops Match Against Northern Ontario, Pick Up Win Over Manitoba
Canada is 7-3 heading into day two of the playoff round after winning one and losing one last night at the Tim Hortons Brier. They lost the first match to Northern Ontario but rebounded in the late dr...
Mar 13, 2021 (Photo courtesy Curling Canada.)
Losing Sleep Over Daylight Saving Could Cause Complications, says Resident Doctor
It's that time of year again when the evenings become a little longer. A welcome sign that spring is on its way, especially when more people are spending time outdoors during the pandemic. However, yo...
Mar 13, 2021
Shallaway Youth Choir Performs Rattlin' Bog for St. Patrick's Weekend
Just in time for the St. Patrick's Day weekend, members of the Shallaway youth choir have released a special music video of an Irish classic - their version of Hi! Ho! The Rattlin' Bog, performed virt...
Mar 13, 2021
Alert Levels Scaled Back Across NL
COVID-related public health restrictions have eased somewhat as of today. The Avalon Peninsula is now in Alert Level 4 while the rest of the province shifts into Alert Level 3. Restrictions in Alert L...
Mar 13, 2021
Man Facing Criminal Charges After Drug Trafficking Arrest Attempt Turns Violent
A 26-year-old man is facing a long list of serious criminal charges after a routine traffic stop turned violent in Central Newfoundland. Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP say an officer attempted to pull over ...
Mar 13, 2021
Half of Assessed Salmon Rivers Found to Be in Critical Zone: DFO
DFO says half of the 14 salmon rivers assessed in Newfoundland in 2020 were in the critical zone with salmon populations in Conne River and Little River on the south coast at "near local extinction." ...
Mar 12, 2021
George Street Faces Another St. Patrick's Day Under Public Health Restrictions
One of the biggest revenue-generating events for bars and pubs will not be going ahead this year on the Avalon. What is usually a raucous weekend of celebration on George Street, St. Patrick's Day wil...
Mar 12, 2021 (Ron Hynes plays guitar on 'A Time'—a statue by Morgan MacDonald—which rests at the end of George Street.)
NL Unemployment Rate Rises to 15.3% in February
Newfoundland and Labrador's unemployment rate has shot way up. It stood at 12.8 per cent in January but was 15.3 per cent in February according to Statistics Canada, a jump of 2.5 per cent. Canada's n...
Mar 12, 2021
Duo Arrested Following Armed Robbery in Mount Pearl to Remain in Custody
A man and a woman arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Mount Pearl yesterday afternoon will remain in custody for now. 37-year-old Richard Driscoll and 33-year-old Jessica Driscoll were arr...
Mar 12, 2021
