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Electricity Restored After Issues at Substation Knock Out Power Across St. John's
Power has been restored across the capital city after issues at a local substation caused widespread outages. Thousands of customers temporarily lost power just before 1:30 this afternoon. Less than a...
Sep 15, 2020 (Photo courtesy Newfoundland Power.)
Strain on Long-Term Care Leaving Some Staff in Tears: NAPE President
NAPE President Jerry Earle says staffing levels in the province's long-term care facilities have become so stretched, he's had members come to him in tears. The province's largest public sector union ...
Sep 15, 2020 (VOCM file photo.)
RCMP Investigating Fire that Leveled Cabin in Cape North, Labrador
Investigators are probing the cause of a fire that destroyed a cabin at Cape North, approximately 20 km east of Cartwright, Labrador. The cabin, located on the coastline, was destroyed. The fire is be...
Sep 15, 2020
St. John's Man Charged Following Stabbing in Tilton
A 21-year-old St. John's man has been arrested and charged following a stabbing at a home in Tilton in Conception Bay North. Harbour Grace and Bay Roberts RCMP were called to the home just after midni...
Sep 15, 2020
Sherry Gambin-Walsh Reveals More Details About Confidentiality Breach
Sherry Gambin-Walsh breached confidentiality by sharing information about RNC promotions with a senior officer. There were no charges as neither party benefitted from the breach. Gambin-Walsh told VOC...
Sep 15, 2020 Sherry Gambin-Walsh (file photo)
Knowing Available Resources Important to Combating Mental Illness, says Eastern Health
Almost everybody has been touched, in one way or another, by suicide. Every year thousands of individuals die by suicide, leaving behind their friends and family members to navigate the tragedy of los...
Sep 15, 2020
Fruits of Residents' Labour Becoming the Fruits of Tessier Place
It was once a neighbourhood known for attracting negative attention-now it's hoped the Tessier Place area of St. John's will become an urban haven for growing fruit-an initiative that's the first of i...
Sep 15, 2020
Hospitality NL Seeking Federal Incentives for Industry That's Been "Crushed" by Pandemic
The Chair of Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador is meeting this week with federal minister Melanie Jolie as part of an economic roundtable in hopes of learning more about possible assistance for th...
Sep 15, 2020 Photo of Steve Denty via Twitter
Man Sent to Hospital in Serious Condition Following Altercation in Paradise
A man was taken to hospital last night in serious but stable condition following reports of an altercation in Paradise. Police were called to a home in the community around 3:30 a.m. The suspect in th...
Sep 15, 2020
Changes to 811 on the Way in Response to "Sniffle Season" Strain
The Health Minister admits there have been longer-than-usual wait times for people trying to call the 811 health line in the Eastern Health region. John Haggie says the start of school, rotational wor...
Sep 15, 2020
