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Premier Urges Consulation with Province, Communities Ahead of Any Possible Changes to Mail Delivery
Premier John Hogan says the federal government should halt any changes to mail delivery until consultations take place with communities and provinces affected. He says rural and remote post offices mu...
Sep 26, 2025 Idle Canada Post delivery vans (VOCM News)
CUPW Not Happy with Canada Post, Ottawa in Ongoing Labour Dispute
Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are back on the picket lines after the federal government yesterday announced that it had accepted all the recommendations of the Kaplan Report. The mea...
Sep 26, 2025 (VOCM News)
Retired Teacher from Summerford Facing Numerous Sexual Assault Charges Dating Back more than 50 Years
Twillingate RCMP have arrested and charged a retired teacher with sexual offences that allegedly took place over the course of five decades. Seventy-six-year-old David Regular of Summerford was arrest...
Sep 26, 2025 The Twillingate RCMP detachment (VOCM News)
Mount Pearl Candidates Come Together to Get Campaign Flyers Out to Residents
Before yesterday's strike action, CUP-W had tried to put pressure on Canada Post by stopping the delivery of flyers - putting advertisers and political candidates in a tough spot. Some municipal candi...
Sep 26, 2025 Left to right: Wanda Tiller, Chelsea Lane and Nicole Kieley (VOCM News)
Leatherback Turtle Washes Up on Trepassey Beach
A giant leatherback turtle has washed up on the beach in Trepassey on the southern Avalon. The massive reptiles are occasional visitors to Newfoundland waters in the late summer and early fall. Leathe...
Sep 26, 2025 (Lauren Gregory/Facebook)
Mayor Dons 'Save South Coast Jobs' Sign at Aquaculture Conference in Response to Proposed Conservation Area
The Mayor of Hermitage-Sandyville was determined to send a message at the Cold Harvest aquaculture conference in St. John's this week. Steve Crewe was in attendance, walking the trade show floor with ...
Sep 26, 2025 Mayor Steve Crewe (VOCM News)
New Urgent Care Centre on Topsail Road Set to Open Late 2025
NL Health Services says a new urgent care centre in the west end of the capital city region is set to open late this year. The facility, on Topsail Road in Mount Pearl next to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,...
Sep 26, 2025 Urgent Care Clinic West (VOCM News)
Municipalities Working on Contingencies for Mail-In Election Ballots During Canada Post Strike
Towns and cities are making haste in finding solutions now that CUPW members are on strike. Municipal elections take place on Thursday, October 2nd. Eight towns and cities have adopted vote-by-mail sy...
Sep 26, 2025 A mail-in ballot for the city of St. John's (VOCM News)
Twillingate Man Facing Online Child Exploitation Charges
A Twillingate man has been arrested and charged with online child exploitation as the result of a months-long police investigation. The RCMP-RNC Integrated Internet Child Exploitation Unit arrested 29...
Sep 26, 2025
Two Workers Seriously Injured at Valentine Gold Mine in Central
Two people were seriously injured in a workplace incident at the Valentine gold mine in central Newfoundland this week. Sources tell VOCM News it happened Wednesday at the site about 50 kilometres sou...
Sep 26, 2025 Valentine Gold Mine (Equinox Gold)
