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Public Service Workers Entitled to Six Paid Days Leave to Volunteer at Canada Games
The provincial government is offering public service workers up to six paid days of leave this summer to volunteer with the Canada Summer Games. The St. John's region is expected to welcome more than ...
Jun 23, 2025
Crews Respond to Back-to-Back Fires in Metro
It was a busy start to the day for the St. John's Regional Fire Department as members fought back-to-back structure fires. Platoon chief Mike Hall says the first call came in about a fire on Janeway P...
Jun 23, 2025
City to Provide Update Today After Partial Ceiling Collapse at Paul Reynolds Centre
An update will be coming today from the City of St. John's following a scary incident at the Paul Reynolds Community Centre Friday evening. Around 5 p.m. there was a partial collapse of the exterior c...
Jun 23, 2025 Debris from the roof can be seen in front of the Paul Reynolds Centre. (Submitted)
Government Hoping to Have Bulk of 400 New Teaching Positions Advertised by September
Education Minister Bernard Davis says his department will begin the process of filling new teaching positions announced in the 2025 budget "very soon." Government has set aside $20-million this year t...
Jun 23, 2025 Bernard Davis (VOCM News)
Woman Charged After Getting Physical With Officers at Centre City Home
RNC officers had their hands full trying to arrest a woman who just wouldn't cooperate. Police were called to a disturbance at a home in the centre city involving a man and woman. When officers tried ...
Jun 23, 2025
Provincial and Municipal Offices Closed for June Holiday
Today is a municipal and provincial holiday. What used to be known as St. John's Day in the capital city, and Discovery Day in other parts of the province is now known as the June Holiday in some juri...
Jun 23, 2025
Police Investigating Robbery at Centre City Convenience Store
RNC is investigating a robbery at a convenience store in the centre city of St. John's. Police were called around suppertime yesterday after a man had entered the store, hauled out a weapon and demand...
Jun 23, 2025
Son of a Critch to Debut on Netflix in U.S. This Week
Popular Newfoundland and Labrador TV show Son of a Critch is coming to Netflix in the United States. Series star Mark Critch, who plays his father - legendary VOCM broadcaster Mike Critch, announced t...
Jun 22, 2025 (Photo via Son of a Critch TV Twitter.)
Mundy Pond Regatta Scheduled for Early July
The annual Mundy Pond Regatta is just a few weeks away. Ward 3 councillor Greg Noseworthy says the annual event, which was revived a few years ago, is scheduled for Saturday, July 5th. "It's going to ...
Jun 22, 2025
NL Hydro to Install 11 "Ultra Fast" EV Chargers, Slashing Charge Times
NL Hydro saw a 40 per cent increase in fast charging stations established in the province in 2024 over 2023, and efforts are underway to introduce "ultra fast" charging stations in the coming year. NL...
Jun 22, 2025
