ON AIR NOW12:00 AM - 5:30 AMYour VOCM
Category Archives: Local News
Kenmount Road Construction Project Set to Begin Next Week
The weather is warming up, and that means Metro residents will see more road work in the capital city. Construction will begin from Peet Street to Pippy Place on Kenmount Road next month as upgrades t...
May 27, 2020
Hearts Breaking Across Province as St. Lawrence Fishermen Mourned: Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote is offering her condolences to family and friends of three fishermen who lost their lives in a tragedy off the coast of St. Lawrence yesterday. Foote says hearts are bre...
May 27, 2020 (CCGS Ann Harvey, courtesy Canadian Coast Guard.)
Corner Brook Opening Some Roads to ATVs Again this Season
Corner Brook residents will be allowed to operate all-terrain vehicles on select roadways in the city beginning next month. From June 1 to October 31, ATVs can be used on Riverside Drive, Main Street,...
May 27, 2020
Stephenville Search and Rescue Locates Missing 10-Year-Old
People on the province's west coast can breathe easy after an extensive search for a missing 10-year-old this afternoon. RCMP say the young boy was located by Stephenville Ground Search and Rescue aft...
May 26, 2020
Teachers Prepare to Wrap Up School Year as Planning for September Continues
As of June 1, teachers will be permitted to return to school to wrap up the school year and take part in what are being called critical professional learning opportunities in areas of technology and v...
May 26, 2020 (Photo by Robert Couse-Baker via Flickr Creative Commons.)
Supreme Court Slots Four Days in August for Constitutional Challenge of NL Travel Ban
Four days in August have been set aside in Supreme Court to hear a constitutional challenge related to this province's travel ban. Kimberly Taylor, who is from Newfoundland and Labrador but now lives ...
May 26, 2020
One Person Still in Hospital with COVID-19 as Two Active Cases Remain in NL
Only two active cases of COVID-19 remain in the province, with just one person left in hospital with the virus. Of the 260 confirmed cases of the virus in the province, 255 are now recovered. There ha...
May 26, 2020 (Photo via Flickr through Creative Commons.)
Tourism and Hospitality Support Program to Address Gaps in System: Premier
The Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation says they expect more than 2,000 businesses to apply for the Tourism and Hospitality Support Program. Premier Dwight Ball and Minister Bernard...
May 26, 2020
NL Joins Call for Federal Support of Local Oil and Gas During Industry "Crisis"
The provincial government is joining a united front seeking help from the federal government to support local oil and gas in what is being termed an industry "crisis." Natural Resources Minister Siobh...
May 26, 2020
As Alert Levels Decrease Daycare Capacities Increase
Restrictions on childcare centres will ease up in the next alert level, but what those operations will look like and how it will work is still being determined. If current numbers hold, Alert Level Th...
May 26, 2020
