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Government Announces Wildfire Compensation at Fire Services Convention
Government has given details of an earlier commitment to provide financial compensation to people who fought the wildfires. Premier John Hogan was at Sacred Heart Academy in Marystown Saturday to addr...
Sep 13, 2025 Premier John Hogan and members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services.
Local Businesses Seek New Markets at London Security Expo
More than a dozen Newfoundland and Labrador companies are part of an Atlantic Canadian delegation attending the Defence and Security Equipment International tradeshow in London, England. The participa...
Sep 13, 2025 Steve Crocker (VOCM News)
Health Care Foundation, RBC Partner to Enhance Hospital Accessibility
The main hospital complex in the province is making it easier for people to navigate the facilities and find what they're looking for. The "wayfinding system" at the Health Sciences Centre Complex is ...
Sep 13, 2025 Health Sciences Centre (VOCM News)
Security Concerns Mount Surrounding Downtown Public Housing
The owners of public housing in downtown St. John's say they have a plan to modernize and improve units on Livingstone Street over the next two years, but people in the area are concerned about recent...
Sep 13, 2025 Photo Credit: Mark Wilson
Prominent Business Group Counters Political Criticism of Quebec Hydro Deal
A group of business leaders is urging Premier John Hogan to forge ahead and do the final agreements with Quebec on hydro development in Labrador. Former politicians, including Premier Danny Williams, ...
Sep 13, 2025
Know the Rules and Stay Safe: Hunting Season is Here
Big game hunting season gets underway across much of the province today and the RCMP is offering a few reminders to hunters to make this fall's hunt a safe one. VOCM's Linda Swain has more. The RCMP s...
Sep 13, 2025 Bull moose (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Allied Health Professionals Accuse Health Authority of Broken Promises
The Association of Allied Health Professionals is calling for 'transparency and action' on issues it says is threatening the stability of the province's public health care system. AAHP President Gordo...
Sep 13, 2025 AAHP President Gordon Piercey (VOCM)
GF-W Heritage Society Restores Piece of Region's Logging History
A labour of love by volunteers and members of the Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society has restored a piece of the town's history that was close to being lost forever. The 1953 Plymouth switcher - a s...
Sep 13, 2025 The old AND engine restored (Jim Locke Facebook)
Premier Hogan to Address Fire Fighters in Marystown
Firefighters will have more to talk about than usual this weekend at their annual convention in Marystown. Starting today, those who protect life and property from the ravages of fire will be discussi...
Sep 13, 2025 Premier John Hogan (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador/YouTube)
Detour in Effect for Pitts Memorial to TCH Westbound Ramp
There's a road closure in metro today that will affect a lot of traffic. The westbound ramp of the Cloverleaf Overpass on Pitts Memorial Drive connecting to the Trans Canada Highway will be closed fro...
Sep 13, 2025
