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VOCM Cares Block the Bus Campaign Returns for 2019
The VOCM Cares Block the Bus Campaign has begun once again. The goal is to collect school supplies in support of Bridges to Hope and their Bag 2 School program. Last year over 650 school bags were fil...
Jul 22, 2019
Two More Oiled Birds Spotted Near Hibernia
Two more oiled birds have been spotted near the Hibernia oil spill, but only one was located. President of Hibernia Management and Development Company, Scott Sandlin confirms that they have recieved a...
Jul 22, 2019 (Aerial view of Hibernia oil spill in July, 2019. Photo courtesy C-NLOPB.)
10th Annual ATV Ride for Wishes Raises Over $16,000 for the Children's Wish Foundation
This year's ATV Ride for Wishes was the most successful yet, raising over $16,000 for the Children's Wish Foundation. The 10th Annual ATV ride took place in Springdale on Saturday. Everett Butt, who s...
Jul 22, 2019
Child Pornography Trial Resumes in St. John's Provincial Court
The trial of 52-year-old Thomas Patrick O'Grady, accused of accessing and distributing child pornography, resumed today in St. John's Provincial Court. Five-days were scheduled for the trial back in t...
Jul 22, 2019
RCMP Says No Sign of Missing Plane in Labrador
The plane which crashed into Mistastin Lake last week is no longer visible. Searchers have been on scene since Friday, but neither the plane's fuselage nor any of the missing men have been located. Th...
Jul 22, 2019
Nunatsiavut Government Calls for Suspension of Plans to Flood Muskrat Falls Reservoir
The Nunatsiavut Government is calling on the Premier to order Nalcor Energy to suspend plans to flood the Muskrat Falls reservoir until mitigation measures are taken to reduce the potential impact of ...
Jul 22, 2019 (Photo courtesy Nalcor.)
'It will get very bad': Video Evidence Presented in Extortion Trial
Thirty-four-year-old Justin Jennings is on trial once again in St. John's Provincial Court, again accused of extortion. The offence is alleged to have occurred May 27. Justin Jennings is accused of go...
Jul 22, 2019 (Justin Jennings, file photo.)
Woman Struck by Vehicle in Pitts Memorial Crash in Stable Condition, RNC says
The woman who was struck by a vehicle on Pitts Memorial last Friday morning is in stable condition. People passing through the area saw the 46-year-old lying in the roadway eastbound lanes at about 9:...
Jul 22, 2019
Fundraiser Topples Goal for Man's Dying Wish to Visit Newfoundland
A GoFundMe campaign to fulfill an Ontario man's dying wish to visit Newfoundland has surpassed its goal. Mike Sloan was hoping to raise $10,000 to fund his funeral and end of life trip to this provinc...
Jul 22, 2019 (Photo of Mike Sloan via GoFundMe.)
Two New Records Set at Placentia Regatta
The only regatta to take place on salt water is being hailed a success once again this year, with more than one record-breaking run. The 56th running of the Placentia Regatta took place on Saturday wi...
Jul 22, 2019
