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Inspired By Daughter, Woman Launches Hug Campaign For Pride
A local mother, whose own daughter came out in high school, has started a new Facebook group that's all about the hugs. Cindy Grant will be offering free hugs at the St. John's Pride Parade on July 14...
Jun 18, 2019
Group Offers Supports For Trans People Following Vatican Document On Gender
This week the Vatican released a document rejecting the the idea that a person could choose or change gender. But conflicts of faith are just one of the obstacles faced by trans youth and adults in th...
Jun 18, 2019 (Photo via Wikicommons.)
Eastern Health Unveils New Dispatch System To Tighten Response Times
The new Eastern Health dispatch system will shave minutes off of ambulance response time, when seconds count. Before, when you called for an ambulance, a dispatcher would have to flip through a card b...
Jun 18, 2019 (Stock photo.)
Martin Failed As CEO And In Responsibility To Government, Suggests Inquiry Co-Counsel
Things heated up at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry this morning on former Nalcor chief Ed Martin's decision not to provide government with an unofficial and uncertain estimate that the cost had gone up to ...
Jun 14, 2019
Joyce Attacks Premier Over Hiring Local Workers For New Corner Brook Hospital
They used to be good friends. After hearing the house of assembly yesterday, you'd think they were sworn enemies. Eddie Joyce questioned the Premier on the lack of hiring of local workers for the cons...
Jun 14, 2019
Carbonear Teen Deals With Grief By Advocating For Mental Health
Kaleb Swain-Carpenter of Carbonear was just 14 years old when he lost his mother to melanoma. That was 5 years ago. Since then, Swain-Carpenter has decided to work on helping others by pursuing the Co...
Jun 14, 2019
Avalon Motorcycle Ride For Dad Hits The Road This Saturday
Prostate Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian males, says the honorary chair for the Avalon Motorcycle Ride for Dad. VOCM's Brian O'Connell, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer ...
Jun 14, 2019
NL’s Low Housing Market Good News For First Time Home Buyers, Says Generation Squeeze
While nationally, things are tougher and tougher for young people hoping to enter the housing market, the situation here in Newfoundland and Labrador is much better. That's according to Generation Squ...
Jun 14, 2019
Doggie DNA Testing Lets You Take A Peek At Your Pooch’s Lineage For A Good Cause
If you've ever wondered what breeds lurk within your four legged friend, now's your chance to find out - and help a good cause. Furrever Young is a local charity that matches elderly pets with new hom...
Jun 14, 2019
‘Ghost Gear’ Clogging Up Province’s Coastline And Waters
A boat tour operator in central Newfoundland says the FFAW and the province's fisherman need to come up with a plan to limit the amount of Ghost Gear along the beaches and in the waters off the provin...
Jun 14, 2019
