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RCMP Warning Public of SIN Scam
The RCMP is warning about another scam making the rounds; this one involving social insurance numbers. The caller advises that your social insurance card has been compromised and requests information ...
Jan 25, 2020
Jury Selection Going Ahead Monday
Jury selection on Monday in St. John's is going ahead as scheduled. Those who have received a summons for jury duty that have not been granted an exemption are required to attend. Downtown is congeste...
Jan 24, 2020
School Update Happening Sunday Afternoon
All is not cut and dried when it comes to schools, especially in St. John's, Monday morning. The English School District is "cautiously optimistic" that schools will be able to reopen, but says some i...
Jan 24, 2020
Bearing the SOE with Snow Sculptures
There was a bear sighting in Paradise, one of the snowy variety. Not a polar bear, but rather a bear sculpture made from snow. Brenda Coffey jokes she went out for a few hours and came home to a surpr...
Jan 24, 2020
Advocate Looking into Day Care Issues During State of Emergency
While snow has been a big issue since the storm, many parents are worried about their finances. With the state of emergency in the metro region, thousands of children stayed home from school and dayca...
Jan 24, 2020
Parks Canada Assesses Snowfall Effects at Signal Hill, Cape Spear
A Coast Guard helicopter with three Parks Canada staff on board conducted a visual assessment of the two historic sites which remain closed to the public after last week's blizzard. Staff were most in...
Jan 24, 2020 (VOCM file photo.)
Metrobus Assessing Road Conditions, Could Be Back on the Road Saturday
Metrobus is hoping to resume service Saturday, but that depends on how the roads are looking today. Metrobus operation supervisors are out assessing the roads and bus stops in metro today. General Man...
Jan 24, 2020
One Week Later, Search Continues for Missing Roaches Line Man
The search continues this morning for a man who went missing during the height of the blizzard on Friday. Joshua Wall lives on Roaches Line. Police organized a search on the weekend but failed to turn...
Jan 24, 2020 Photo of the search effort for Joshua Wall.
Province, Ottawa in Talks to Help Workers Losing Pay During State of Emergency
Premier Dwight Ball says talks are ongoing with the federal government on programs available to help those who have lost wages as a result of "Snowmaggedon 2020". As for income support payments, Ball ...
Jan 24, 2020
Metro-Area Mail Delivery Should Be Back as Soon as Monday: CUP-W
Postal workers should be back on metro-area streets delivering mail by Monday. That's according to CUP-W Chief Shop Steward Craig Dyer. He says union members are anxious to back to work as the post of...
Jan 24, 2020
