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TCH Near Terra Nova Re-Opened Following Collision
The Trans Canada Highway near Terra Nova has re-opened following a collision just west of Charlottetown. Both directions of traffic are flowing. There is no word on injuries. VOCM News is tracking the...
Aug 04, 2019
Group Sessions Offered for People with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can have wide-ranging impacts and a local researcher is looking at ways that group sessions can help. Anne Griffin is an audiologist and research lab associate with Memorial University's ...
Aug 04, 2019
Traditional Sports Kept Alive in Trinity-Conception
This is a big sporting weekend in Trinity-Conception. Cricket is returning to Harbour Grace today with the town's first cricket match in 85 years. Local historian Pat Collins says cricket was once a v...
Aug 04, 2019
They Saw the Sign: Attic Discovery Prompts Questions from Family
Who knows what you could find in the attic of a grandparent's home? Mike Barrington's family found an old wooden sign among old memorabilia on the top level of the family home on The Boulevard, near Q...
Aug 04, 2019
Impaired Driver Arrested in Kilbride Hit and Run
Police arrested an impaired driver in Kilbride yesterday evening with the help of several bystanders. The RNC were called to the Fahey Street area just before 9:30 p.m to reports of a collision. Polic...
Aug 04, 2019
Police Investigating Armed Robbery in Downtown St. John's
RNC in St. John's are investigating an armed robbery in broad daylight yesterday. Police were called to a convenience store in the Downtown area just after 3:30 yesterday afternoon. Police say a man w...
Aug 04, 2019
Search Continuing for Guns Stolen from Conception Bay Museum
Efforts continue to track down a number of antique guns missing from the Conception Bay Museum in Harbour Grace. A set of dueling pistols, a starters pistol, and a Colt revolver dating to 1855 were ta...
Aug 03, 2019
Comedian Recalls Frightening Details of Lightning Strike During Show
Heavy thunderstorms rocked the Bonavista North area Wednesday night. But that didn't stop over 150 people from showing up for Tina Randell's comedy show at the Indian Bay Lions Club. The club was stru...
Aug 03, 2019 (Tina Randell poses for a selfie with her audience, after a lightning strike forced an evacuation of their original venue.)
Police Looking for Grave Marker Stolen From Corner Brook Cemetery
Police are on the lookout for a grave marker taken from Mount Patricia Cemetery in Corner Brook. RNC say sometime over the last two months, a foot marker measuring 2 by 2 1/2 feet was removed from a g...
Aug 03, 2019
Forums Being Held to Familiarize Newcomers with St. John's
Happy City St. John's is organizing a series of forums to welcome newcomers and familiarize them with opportunities and supports. Events coordinator with Happy City, Tyler Downey says forums are plann...
Aug 03, 2019
