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Minister Responsible Sees Positive Impacts from Disability Benefit
The minister responsible for several files including affordability says they're taking measures to help people who face extra challenges cope with the rising cost of living. The first monthly payment ...
Jul 31, 2025 Jamie Korab (VOCM News)
Fire Rescue Students Burned by Stephenville Airport Shemozzle
The declining fortunes of the Stephenville airport have resulted in another blow to the region. The Marine Institute says its technical certificate in fire rescue program has been pushed back to Janua...
Jul 31, 2025 (VOCM News)
Treasure Trove of Items Left in Churchill Park Music Festival Lost and Found
A man who gathers all the items left behind by patrons at the Churchill Park Music Festival and posts them online in a virtual lost and found, jokes that he's beginning to regret the service he's prov...
Jul 31, 2025
Capital Home Hardware Claims Triple Crown With Regatta Win
Capital Home Hardware men's crew won not only the Royal St. John's Regatta this year, but they also took Placentia and Harbour Grace to claim the triple crown. They also did it last year but nobody is...
Jul 31, 2025 Dad Morgan White with kids Ella, William, Wyatt and Sierra (VOCM News)
Slow-Down Hours Being Extended in St. John's School Zones
The City of St. John's is extending the slow-down times around schools by 30 minutes. Signs in school zones throughout the city stipulate a speed limit of 30 km/h from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. That's be...
Jul 31, 2025
Local Pub Inviting Other Establishments to Fish 'n Chips Challenge in Support of VOCM Cares
McNiven's Pub in Airport Heights is throwing down the gauntlet, challenging local pubs and eateries to a Fish 'n Chips challenge, all for a cause. Starting tomorrow, people are being encouraged to sam...
Jul 31, 2025 (A standard-sized feed of fee n' chee. Stock photo.)
Man Facing Drug Charges After Attempted Traffic Stop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
A 23-year-old has been charged after an attempted traffic stop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Friday. RCMP attempted to stop a vehicle on Lyall Street around noon on Friday in connection with suspected ...
Jul 31, 2025
Man Charged for Driving at 'Very Dangerous Speeds'
A 41-year-old man from Bishop's Falls was charged with dangerous driving after being stopped for driving at what RCMP call "very dangerous speeds" on the Trans Canada. Clarenville RCMP pulled the driv...
Jul 31, 2025 (File photo.)
Bank of Canada Monitoring Impact of U.S. Trade Agreements With Other Countries
The Bank of Canada says recent trade agreements reached between the United States and other countries suggest that U.S. tariffs are here to stay and the federal bank is watching the impact closely. Go...
Jul 31, 2025 Bank of Canada Governor, Tiff Macklem (CPAC)
Lack of Resources at Stephenville Airport Putting Marine Institute Training Centre's Operations in Jeopardy
The deteriorating situation involving Stephenville Airport is having far-reaching implications beyond air travel in the area. The town of Stephenville says the situation is now having an impact on ope...
Jul 31, 2025 (VOCM News)
