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Price Of Snow Crab Going Up
Crab fishermen will be getting raise. The season began with a price of over $5.00 per pound, but that later fell to $4.90. The Fish Price Standing Committee has reassessed the price for snow crab acco...
Jun 07, 2019 (Stock photo.)
Review Will Take Broad View Of Cannabis Industry, Says Auditor General
The province's Auditor General has not yet set a date or a time frame, but she has confirmed she will be conducting a review of the cannabis industry, including a supply contract awarded to Canopy Gro...
Jun 07, 2019
It Never Gets Easier: Family Of Cortney Lake Marks Two Years Since Disappearance
Two years ago on this date, Cortney Lake climbed into a pickup truck in Mount Pearl and was never seen again. Lake's family will be marking the grim anniversary this morning with a private church serv...
Jun 07, 2019
Pride Flags Fly At Gower Street United As Church Gains Affirmation Status
A St. John's church is the first on the island to gain affirmation status. Gower Street United Church held a celebratory service last night to mark the status, one that recognizes the inclusion of the...
Jun 07, 2019
Electrical Workers Local 2330 Suspended By National Union, Under Audit
VOCM News has learned that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2330 has been placed under trusteeship by the national union, and that all local union officers and local union mee...
Jun 07, 2019 (File photo of protest outside the IBEW Electrician College in Holyrood.)
WWII Veteran Makes Rare Connection During D-Day Ceremony
A Canadian veteran who traveled to France from Newfoundland to take part in the 75th anniversary D-Day commemorations has made a rare connection while over there. Rod Deon, is in his late 90s. The Tor...
Jun 07, 2019
‘Don’t Be Fooled’: RCMP Set Out To Raise Awareness Of Outlaw Bikers
Their presence may not be all that obvious but outlaw motorcycle gangs are operating in our province. Today, the RCMP began a campaign to keep the public informed about local criminal gang activity. R...
Jun 07, 2019
Kelly Cup Celebratory Parade To Hit Streets Of St. John’s
The Newfoundland Growlers Kelly Cup Championship parade and fan rally will be rolling through the downtown tomorrow evening, in celebration of the province's first professional sports championship. Th...
Jun 07, 2019 (Photo by Amy Fitzpatrick.)
Two Kayakers Rescued From Ocean Near Doyles
A pair of kayakers were plucked from the ocean near Doyles on the province's west coast after running into trouble yesterday. The kayakers had capsized and then drifted apart. The Joint Rescue Coordin...
Jun 07, 2019
Husky Restarts Drill Centre In White Rose Field After November Spill
Work is ramping up in the White Rose field, after a major oil spill halted production on Husky Energy's SeaRose FPSO last year. Husky says production resumed at its Southern Drill Centre on Wednesday,...
Jun 07, 2019 (Field layout map, showing the Central Drill Centre (CDC) relative to the South White Rose Extension (SWRX). Graphic courtesy Husky Energy.)
