ON AIR NOW7:00 AM - 1:00 PMThe Irish Newfoundland Show with Greg Smith
Category Archives: Local News
Deer Lake Student says Peers Disadvantaged Without Online Learning
A student of Elwood High School in Deer Lake says she believes online teaching should be made available while the town experiences a COVID outbreak. Schools are open, but school board officials have g...
Nov 27, 2020
Final Public Exams Cancelled: Education Minister
Final public exams will not be conducted in the province this June. Mid-term exams were canceled for January very early on, with the decision now being extended to include end-of-year exams. Education...
Nov 27, 2020 Tom Osborne
NAPE Reaches Tentative Agreement with Two Retirement Homes
NAPE has reached a tentative agreement for employees with Tiffany Village and Kenny's Pond retirement homes. The union represents over 120 workers at the two St. John's facilities. President Jerry Ear...
Nov 27, 2020 (File photo)
12-Year-Old Organizes Concert Fundraiser for Gathering Place
Crowding together to ring in the holidays with some festive music isn't an option this year, so one 12-year-old musician in Mount Pearl is doing so virtually, and he's doing it for a good cause. In a ...
Nov 27, 2020
Study Shows Province's Rate of Domestic Violence Higher than National Average
The St. John's Status of Women's Council has released some startling statistics as it relates to gender-based violence in Newfoundland and Labrador. The organization recently surveyed nearly 2,000 peo...
Nov 27, 2020
Vulnerable Will Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine First, says Premier
The Premiers, including Andrew Furey, met on a conference call last night to talk about the roll-out of a vaccine for COVID-19 whenever one should become available. There is general consensus that the...
Nov 27, 2020
SJRFD to Discuss Options with Union on Proposed Budget Cuts
The Chief of the St. John's Regional Fire Department met with media yesterday to clarify the impact of proposed cuts to service in the city budget which is due to come down on December 7. The union th...
Nov 27, 2020 (File photo by Earl Noble.)
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald Talks COVID-19 Pandemic with VOCM Morning Show
We don't have to look very far beyond our shores to find examples of just how quickly and easily COVID-19 can spread in the community. The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health points to nearby N...
Nov 27, 2020
MUN Offering New Youth Foster Support Program
Memorial University is offering a new financial program to help students who have been in foster care achieve their post-secondary education. MUN's Youth Foster Support Program will provide financial ...
Nov 27, 2020
Onset of St. John's Four-Bag Garbage Limit Not Yet Finalized
The City of St. John's says the start date for a new four-bag garbage limit is not yet finalized. The Committee of the Whole discussed changes to sanitation regulations at its meeting earlier this wee...
Nov 27, 2020
