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Pressure Surge Causes Backup, Flooding at Paradise Sewer Lift Station

There was trouble in a Paradise neighbourhood today, after a pressure surge resulted in a major backup at a troubled sewer station near St. Thomas Line and Topsail Road. Mayor Dan Bobbett says there w...

Jeff Smyth * Aug 29, 2019 (Photo courtesy Wendy Clarke.)

Rough Weather Forces Cancellation of Port aux Basques Ferry Crossings

The Gulf ferries to and from Newfoundland are doing some heavy juggling amid rough weather and peak demand. It is Labour Day Weekend-one of the busiest times of the year for Marine Atlantic-but becaus...

Jeff Smyth * Aug 29, 2019 The Marine Atlantic ferry Highlanders is shown docked at Port aux Basques. (File photo)

Sunny, Warm Labour Day Weekend For Much of the Province

It's shaping up to be a decent Labour Day Weekend on the weather front for most parts of the province. Alex Klemensky, a meteorologist at the Gander Weather Office, says temperatures will be pleasant ...

Food Harvested Through Hunting and Fishing in North America Could Be Reaching Over 200-Million People: Conservation Visions

Have you ever thought about how much food is produced from recreational hunting in this province? Wildlife biologist Shane Mahoney did and that's why he started Conservation Visions, a company compili...

Threatening Teens Arrested in Separate Corner Brook, St. John's Incidents

Two tough-talking teens, one on each side of the island were nabbed by the RNC yesterday. In Corner Brook a 17-year-old boy was arrested in the mid-afternoon for threatening to kill someone and also t...

Car Cuts Pole in Half in St. John's Crash

A vehicle crash has shut down a street just west of the downtown area in St. John's. Callers to the VOCM Newsroom say just before 11:00 a.m. this morning a car slammed into a light pole on McKay Stree...

Work Stopped Following Stephenville CNA Industrial Accident

Two "stop work" orders have been issued following an industrial accident at the new College of the North Atlantic building construction site in Stephenville. Occupational Health and Safety says there ...

With Teen Cannabis Usage Increasing, Parents Need to Have the Talk says Drug Free Kids Canada

Now that cannabis is both legal and more readily available, it's more important than ever that parents talk with their kids about smoking pot. According to statistics from Drug Free Kids Canada, teena...

Kenmount Road Reduced to One Lane Until 3:00 p.m. Today

Kenmount Road will be even more of a bottleneck today. Traffic DisruptionKenmount Road, from Polina Road to Peet Street9am to 3pm Thursday, Aug. 29Reduced to one shared lane to install a section of st...

Inspiring, Outgoing and Generous, Canada Remembers Larry Dohey

Condolences continue to pour in from all over the province, country and the world for Larry Dohey. The staff at VOCM and the Stingray Group is heartbroken over the loss of our colleague Larry Dohey. W...