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Prescription Dispensing Fees Costly for Some During Pandemic: Opposition Health Critic
The Opposition's Health Critic says they're getting calls about hardship created by 30-day prescription renewals. David Brazil says the move, while necessary, is creating hardship for some residents, ...
Apr 21, 2020
Cause of St. John's Cell Tower Collapse Not Yet Determined
The investigation into what caused a cell tower to collapse on a commercial building in the centre-city area back in late February is continuing. Bell officials say they are working with the engineeri...
Apr 21, 2020 (File photo by Earl Noble.)
End Homelessness St. John's Receives Federal Support for Pandemic Response
End Homelessness St. John's has received close to one-million dollars to support a pandemic response for the homeless-serving sector. In mid-March the organization, who has just become an independent ...
Apr 20, 2020
Local Company Supports Choices for Youth Amid Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an extra strain and challenges on organizations who take care of local communities. Ragmaw Design House had plans for 2020 to make a donation to Choices for Youth. CEO ...
Apr 20, 2020
Oil Prices Continue in Free Fall
For the first time in history, oil futures have sunk well below zero. Crude prices for West Texas Intermediate are now in negative trading territory, reflecting a loss in consumption caused by measure...
Apr 20, 2020
School Lunch Association Donates Food Supply to Community Organizations
The School Lunch Association had to move fast to get food from schools and out to the public after the buildings closed, but it partnered with several organizations to accomplish the objective. As a r...
Apr 20, 2020
Officials Confirm In Excess of 19 Victims in Nova Scotia Shooting
A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a 12-hour rampage in Nova Scotia, shooting people in their homes, setting fires and killing in excess of 19 people in the deadliest such attack in the co...
Apr 20, 2020
NL Reports No New Cases of COVID-19 for Second Consecutive Day
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health says the low number of new COVID-19 cases in the province is "encouraging" but we must not let our collective guard down. For the second day in a row no ...
Apr 20, 2020
No Federal Assistance Allocated for Oceanex
Oceanex will not be getting a subsidy from the federal government. The company, which says business has dropped off significantly, has reduced the number of trips to St. John's from the mainland to tw...
Apr 20, 2020
Search Crews Find Missing Rigolet Snowmobiler Safe and Sound
A happy ending to the search for a missing snowmobiler in Rigolet. The young woman was reported overdue after a trip out on her snowmobile. VOCM News is told the local Ground Search and Rescue located...
Apr 20, 2020
