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Warner Brothers Taps Local Screenwriter For New Horror Movie
A local screenwriter from Wesleyville is giving up his job at the family business to work with Warner Brothers in Hollywood. Chris Lewis Carter signed a contract with Warner Brothers this week to make...
Jun 25, 2019 The new face of horror, Chris Lewis Carter.
Community Support Helping Trinity Botwood Church Restore Stained Glass Windows
The community behind the Trinity Botwood Church has rallied for an initiative to help restore one of the church's most prominent features. Over the years, patrons of the church have donated stained gl...
Jun 25, 2019
Newhook’s Father Still On Cloud Nine Following Draft Pick
Newfoundlander Alex Newhook's father is still on a high after his son was selected in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft over the weekend. As VOCM News reported over the weekend Newhook, of S...
Jun 25, 2019
Sunny Holiday Monday Expected In Metro
It's shaping up to be a sunny holiday Monday in metro for those with the day off. PAL Airlines and Aerospace Meteorologist, Brian Walsh says an intense "summer" storm just off central Newfoundland yes...
Jun 25, 2019
Volunteers Remove Bags Of Trash From Outer Ring In Weekend Cleanup
Despite the high winds and off and on showers, hundreds of volunteers took to the Outer Ring Road for the Clean St. John's clean-up of the busy highway. Among the many volunteers tackling the clean-up...
Jun 25, 2019
St. John’s Woman Using Wedding Dresses To Make Baby ‘Angel Gowns’ For Bereaved Families
A St. John's woman is recycling donated wedding dresses and turning them into dresses for babies who pass away at the Janeway. Margaret March has been creating Angel Gowns for bereaved families. March...
Jun 25, 2019
NDP Has No Plans For Vote Against Budget, Says Coffin
The NDP doesn't plan on upsetting the apple cart when the House prepares to vote on the budget this week. Leader Alison Coffin will have a bolstered caucus when the House sits, after Jordan Brown emer...
Jun 25, 2019 (The NDP caucus celebrates Jordan Brown's victory outside Supreme Court in St. John's, on June 21, 2019.)
Province Observes Discovery Day Holiday
This is a provincial government holiday. St. John's Day, also known as Discovery Day outside the metro region, means provincial and municipal government offices are closed. It is not a shops closing d...
Jun 25, 2019
Rumours About Discovery Of Jennifer Hillier-Penney Unfounded, ‘Crushing’ For Family
The daughter of a woman who disappeared from her St. Anthony home over two years ago is expressing frustration after rumours started swirling over the weekend that Jennifer Hillier-Penney had been fou...
Jun 24, 2019
Marine Port At Cremaillere Harbour Given Environmental Green Light
A major port development on the Northern Peninsula has been given the environmental green light pending certain conditions. Great Northern Port Inc is behind the project that will see a major Marine P...
Jun 24, 2019
