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NLHS Responds to Concerns Over Violent Situations at Pleasant View Towers
Concerns have been raised about the number of 'Code White' - or violent situation - alerts at Pleasant View Towers, which houses long-term mental health patients. NL Health Services says Pleasant View...
Dec 29, 2025 Pleasant View Towers (via Trades NL)
Town of Paradise Not Quite Ready to Dive Into Deal to Build Swimming Pool
Paradise has some thinking to do as it ponders an expansion of recreational infrastructure. It has most of the amenities of a large suburban town, but not a swimming pool. It commissioned an engineeri...
Dec 29, 2025 Brian Cantoni / CC
YYT Expands Food and Drink Options Beyond Security
There was a time not so long ago when the options for food and drink at St. John's International Airport were limited to say the least. Nowadays, you can get sit in a pub in the departure lounge with ...
Dec 29, 2025
Man Charged with Impaired After Rolling Through Red Light
RNC managed to take an impaired driver off our roadways thanks to the man's failure to obey traffic signals. Officers on patrol in downtown St. John's spotted the car running a red light around 1:00 t...
Dec 29, 2025
More Housing Makes Communities More Attractive, Not Less Valuable
The president of Municipalities NL is addressing what she calls misconceptions around the effects of increasing the housing stock in communities. During MNL's annual conference earlier this year, Amy ...
Dec 28, 2025 Amy Coady (submitted)
New Ship on the Horizon for Marine Atlantic Fleet
Marine Atlantic says the lease and introduction of a new vessel to their fleet is the "big ticket item" they'll be working on heading into 2026. Last summer, the organization issued an RFP looking to ...
Dec 28, 2025 MV Leif Ericson (Marine Atlantic)
VOCM Year in Review: September
Here are some of the stories that made headlines in September 2025. NLers Heading to the Polls October 14 The company behind Canada's first-ever commercial space launch was hoping to get off the groun...
Dec 28, 2025
Social Media Blamed for Rise in Classroom Aggression, Says Teachers Union
Teachers have seen an "intensification of hate" in the classroom in recent years, due in part to online activities, according to the NLTA. One of the issues that advocates have been calling for action...
Dec 28, 2025 NLTA President Dale Lambe (VOCM News)
Canadian Blood Services Pleading for New Donors
Canadian Blood Services is calling on people across the country to book appointments to donate blood or plasma in the final few days of the calendar year. The keepers of the blood supply note that don...
Dec 28, 2025
Mount Pearl Looks to Density for Future Growth
The Mayor of Mount Pearl says he plans on focusing on density as his community looks to grow. Currently, Mount Pearl is nearly landlocked between Paradise and St. John's, with little room left for new...
Dec 28, 2025 Dave Aker, Mayor of Mount Pearl (VOCM)
