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'Get a Deal for NL' Liberal Leader Urges Government on Upper Churchill
The Opposition says every day the MOU with Quebec is left on the table is another day that the 1969 contract on the Upper Churchill, which is heavily weighted in favour of Quebec, stands. That contrac...
May 05, 2026 Hydro Quebec (via Hydro Quebec)
Province Remains Committed to Wind to Hydrogen says Minister
The province remains committed to wind to hydrogen development despite not extending land reserves to a number of companies earlier this year. The province would not extend Crown land reserves to thre...
May 05, 2026 North Atlantic's new office on Kelsey Drive (VOCM News)
Airline Industry Expert says Canadian Airlines Weathering Fuel Price Challenges, but Passengers Could See Dramatic Price Increases by Summer
A local airline industry expert says Canadian airlines are in good shape for the time-being, but carriers and passengers may start feeling the sting of higher fuel prices in the next month or two. Joh...
May 05, 2026
Soccer Hall of Famer and Builder Passes Away
A hall of fame soccer player from St. John's who helped Holy Cross to the national men's championship in 1988 has died. Bernard "Fox" Reddy played his entire career with the Red and Gold, many years a...
May 05, 2026 Bernard 'Fox' Reddy (submitted photo)
Ball Field in Broad Cove Getting TLC Thanks to Funding from Newfoundland Power
An initiative to redevelop an area devastated by wildfires last year is being touted by town officials as something they hope will give residents some positivity through what has been a difficult year...
May 05, 2026 The Melvin Burden Memorial Ball Park in Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove (VOCM News)
Chambers of Commerce Urge Government to Move Forward on Upper Churchill
The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce is joining with its counterparts in Quebec to urge the NL and Quebec governments to move forward with expansion of the Upper Churchill. The PC government put the MOU o...
May 05, 2026 Churchill Falls (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
MUN President Tasked with Reviewing Faculty and School Structure
Memorial University's Board of Regents has instructed president Janet Morrison to review the faculty and school structure. In a statement published in the MUN Gazette, Morrison says the university is ...
May 05, 2026 MUN President Dr. Janet Morrison (VOCM News)
24-Year-Old Charged After Theft from Marystown Business
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft on Friday from a business in Marystown. Burin Peninsula RCMP located a suspect, Jaxson Lush, nearby and took him into custody...
May 05, 2026
Alex Newhook's Game Winning Goal All the Buzz at Confederation Building
Alex Newhook's series clinching goal in game 7 of the Montreal Canadiens matchup with Tampa Bay was all the buzz in the House of Assembly yesterday. Premier Tony Wakeham, an unabashed Habs fan, says h...
May 05, 2026 (Canadiens Montreal/X)
Tributes Pouring in for Eg Walters
The long-time general manager of the Community Food Sharing Association is being remembered as a "champion for the hungry and those who needed a hand up." Senator David Wells paid tribute to Egbert Wa...
May 05, 2026 Eg Walters in the VOCM Studio (VOCM News)
