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From Cape to Cabot: Runners Gearing Up for Demanding Road Race
It has been dubbed as the toughest race in North America and it's happening this morning in metro. Cape to Cabot is a 20 kilometre road race that, as the name suggests, starts at Cape Spear and ends a...
Oct 19, 2019
Community Involvement A Big Part of the Job for Returning Growler
He was a familiar face in the community last season, and expect to see much the same out of Growlers forward, Todd Skirving this year. Skirving is one of ten returning players on the Growlers roster t...
Oct 19, 2019
Growlers Zach O'Brien Off to Join AHL Marlies
St. John's Native, Zach O'Brien's hot start to the Newfoundland Growlers season has him moving up the AHL. The 27-year-old, Growlers forward has been called up to the AHL's Toronto Marlies. ROSTER MOV...
Oct 19, 2019 Photo Courtesy of Newfoundland Growlers Twitter (@NLGrowlers)
Police Looking for Witnesses in Shearstown Fire
Police are seeking the public's help in their investigation into a fire that destroyed a home in Shearstown Thursday night. Bay Roberts RCMP are asking anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activit...
Oct 19, 2019 (Photos courtesy Jamie Deering.)
VOCM Celebrates 83 Years On Air
Today, VOCM is celebrating 83 years of bringing you the province's biggest news first. VOCM first hit the airwaves on October 19th, 1933, broadcasting from the family home of Walter B. Williams Jr. Th...
Oct 19, 2019
Family Support Key for Dealing with Autism Diagnosis, says Advocacy Group
The diagnosis of autism in a child is one that affects an entire family, which is why the Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador places so much emphasis on family awareness and support. Family an...
Oct 19, 2019
Torbay Woman Seeks Help Finding Pumpkin Smashers Who Broke Windshield
A Torbay woman woke up to her car windshield smashed Saturday morning and it looked like the aftermath of a pumpkin-smashing spree. The woman took to the "Torbay for Families" Facebook Group this morn...
Oct 19, 2019
RCMP's Operation Impact Results in 642 Charges for Motorists
The numbers are in from last weekend's police blitz on our highways, and a few of them jump off the page. RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador handed out 478 tickets for speeding/ and aggressive driving ...
Oct 19, 2019
Government Not Accurately Assessing Money Needed for Rate Mitigation, says Former PUB Chair
The past chair of the Public Utilities Board does not think the government is accurately assessing the amount of money which has to come into play when discussing mitigation of electricity rates. The ...
Oct 19, 2019
Rogers Hometown Hockey Returns to St. John's
Rogers Hometown Hockey is back in the capital city, bringing with it a fully-loaded roster of former NHL stars, and stories of the province. The Newhook family, the Newfoundland Growlers, Ryane Clowe,...
Oct 19, 2019 Hometown Hank at Signal Hill in St. John's. Via @hometownhockey_ on twitter.
