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Premier Releases His Mandate Letter, Setting the Course and Priorities for Government
Premier Tony Wakeham has released a mandate letter issued to every minister in his cabinet. In the letter, Wakeham says he expects his cabinet to "ground (their) decisions in the commitments and princ...
Dec 09, 2025 Premier Tony Wakeham (VOCM News)
This Week's Snow Making Way for Rain by Thursday
Many people had to dig out this morning after a fast-moving system dumped a bit more snow on the eastern portion of the island than originally forecast. St. John's International recorded 15 cm of snow...
Dec 09, 2025 Freshly fallen snow in the metro region (VOCM News)
Local Jewish Community to Mark Beginning of Hanukkah This Sunday
The local Jewish community is inviting the general public to join them in a Hanukkah celebration planned for this coming Sunday in St. John's. Rabbi Chanan Chernitsky says similar to previous years, t...
Dec 09, 2025 A menorah lighting during Hanukkah celebrations in 2024 (via the Chabad of St. John's)
TikTok Live Stream Leads RNC to Impaired Driver
A live-streamed TikTok video led to the arrest of a 22-year-old Lab City man for impaired driving. RNC in Labrador West were contacted last Wednesday evening about a man live-streaming a video while d...
Dec 09, 2025
Provincial Court Closures Having Impact on Matters Involving City of St. John's
The mayor of St. John's says provincial court closures are having a "significant impact" on the city. Two weeks ago all civil and traffic court cases were adjourned, and circuit courts in Baie Verte a...
Dec 09, 2025 St. John's Mayor Danny Breen (VOCM News)
City of Mount Pearl Presenting Budget This Afternoon
The City of Mount Pearl's municipal budget is being presented this afternoon. The budget will be read during today's regularly scheduled council meeting at 4:30. VOCM News will have all the details as...
Dec 09, 2025 (VOCM News)
Osborne Feeling 'Far More Hopeful' About Bay du Nord's Future
The MP for Cape Spear says he is "far more hopeful" now that Bay du Nord will proceed than he was two or three years ago. That's according to Tom Osborne, who a couple of years ago would have been aro...
Dec 09, 2025 Cape Spear MP Tom Osborne (VOCM News)
Woman Charged with Impaired After Whizzing by RCMP Checkpoint in Baie Verte
A woman who police believe had way too much to drink has been charged after allegedly speeding past an RCMP checkpoint. Police set up the check stop Saturday night in Baie Verte but at about 8:00, a d...
Dec 09, 2025
Fate of NL Folk Arts Society to be Determined Next Week
Members are meeting next week to decide the fate of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society. The organization, which has been dedicated to the promotion and preservation of traditional music a...
Dec 09, 2025
Government Hoping to Have Additional Snow Clearing Personnel Hired by End of Month
Transportation minister Barry Petten says the hope is to have their expanded version of 24-hour snow clearing up and running by the end of this month. Petten says the application process for additiona...
Dec 09, 2025 Transportation Minister Barry Petten (VOCM News)
