ON AIR NOW9:00 AM - 12:00 PMVOCM Open Line
Category Archives: Local News
John Abbott Calls for Liberal Party to Suspend Leadership Race
One of the two Liberal leadership contenders is calling for the party to suspend the race while government officials deal with the fallout from the Covid-19 crisis. John Abbott issued a news release l...
Mar 17, 2020
Three Presumptive Cases of COVID-19 in Labrador-Grenfell Region: Chief Medical Officer of Health
Newfoundland and Labrador now has three cases of presumptive COVID-19. All three-two women and a man-reside in Labrador-Grenfell Health region. The woman who first tested positive had been on a Carrib...
Mar 17, 2020
Passengers Allowed to Remain in Vehicles on Ferries During COVID-19 Pandemic
Big changes have been announced for provincial ferries. Transport Canada is loosening the rules which require people to leave their vehicles on a ferry. Passengers are now allowed to remain in their v...
Mar 17, 2020 (File photo.)
Nalcor Ramping Down Muskrat Falls Operations as Precaution Over COVID-19
Nalcor is setting plans in motion to pause operations at the Muskrat Falls site. The initial plan is to do so for a period of one month. About 500 people are currently working at the site with 350 in ...
Mar 17, 2020 Provided by Nalcor
NLESD Pauses Collection of Items from Schools, Except for Critical Needs
There's been a change in plans when it comes to the retrieval of school supplies and personal items from schools. Schools were originally scheduled to reopen tomorrow for the retrieval of personal ite...
Mar 17, 2020 (Photo by Robert Couse-Baker via Flickr Creative Commons.)
Organizers Cancel 2020 ECMAs Due to Virus Concerns
The East Coast Music Awards have been cancelled, due to concerns prompted by COVID-19. Events were scheduled to take place in St. John's from April 29 to May 3. The ECMA's Board of Directors says care...
Mar 17, 2020
Clinics, Doctors' Offices Remaining Open for Time Being: NLMA
Doctors' clinics and offices outside of hospitals remain open for the time being and are handling appointments. The NLMA says offices that close, change their hours, or switch appointments to phone or...
Mar 17, 2020
MUN to Suspend Classes Until March 23, Residences to Vacate by Week's End
Memorial University says all classes-both online and in-person-will be suspended as of the end of today. Initially, classes were planned to be suspended on Wednesday, however the University decided to...
Mar 17, 2020
Canopy Growth Temporarily Shutting Down Corporate-Owned Stores
Canopy Growth is temporarily closing all its corporate-owned Tweed and Tokyo Smoke retail locations in the country. The closures are effective as of 5:00 p.m. local time today. The company says it's b...
Mar 17, 2020
Provincial and Federal Updates Coming this Afternoon on COVID-19
We'll have an update this afternoon on the COVID-19 numbers in Newfoundland and Labrador. So far, there has been only one presumptive case - a woman who lives in the Labrador Grenfell Health region. T...
Mar 17, 2020 (Stock photo.)
