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KIOTI Grand Slam of Curling in St. John's Named Atlantic Canada's Event of the Year
The 2024 KIOTI National, part of the Grand Slam of Curling and held in St. John's last fall, has been named as Event of the Year at the MPI Atlantic Canada Awards in Halifax. The KIOTI National was he...
Jun 12, 2025 (Mary Brown's Centre/Facebook)
Government Introducing Online Crime Dashboard
Justice Minister John Haggie will introduce a new online dashboard to keep residents aware of crime trends in the province. The minister hinted at the creation of the online feature a couple of weeks ...
Jun 12, 2025 John Haggie (VOCM News)
Hydro-Quebec CEO Michael Sabia Resigns to Join Mark Carney's Cabinet as Top Bureaucrat
The CEO of Hydro-Quebec has resigned to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet effective July 7th. Michael Sabia was in St. John's last we...
Jun 11, 2025 Hydro-Quebec CEO Michael Sabia (VOCM News)
PC Health Critic Puzzled by Inability of Speech Pathologist to Get Job in High-Demand Profession
Despite long wait lists for patients, a speech pathologist who cannot get a job says the province simply is not hiring professionals in her field. Molly Clarke says a lot of parents have reached out t...
Jun 11, 2025 The Opposition's Barry Petten speaks with reporters outside the House of Assembly (May 2025)
Environment Canada Predicts Average Wildfire Season for NL, Despite Early and Severe Start to Season
Environment Canada says Newfoundland and Labrador is in for an average wildfire season for 2025 - that's despite a very early and devastating start to the province's forest fire season. As of mid-May,...
Jun 11, 2025 (Photo by Eugene Howell)
Brian Wilson Dead at 82
The co-founder and a driving force behind the Beach Boys has passed away. Brian Wilson, a songwriter and producer recognized for his genius, was 82. He penned or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hi...
Jun 11, 2025 The cover of Pet Sounds with Brian Wilson, far left (Capitol Records)
John Abbott Stepping Down as Result of Resolution Reached in Contested Election
A settlement has been reached that should put the 2021 pandemic election results to bed once and for all. Cabinet minister John Abbott is stepping down from elected office. The parties involved in a t...
Jun 11, 2025 Then-NDP Leader Alison Coffin enters the courtroom to find then-Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk already there in this May 10, 2021. (VOCM News)
Teen Ticketed Following Rollover Crash on Point Leamington Highway
An 18-year-old who didn't have a driver's licence was ticketed as the result of a rollover crash on the highway in Point Leamington earlier this week. Police were called to the scene around 6:30 Monda...
Jun 11, 2025
City Considers Subdividing Property Where Richmond Cottage Once Stood
A once-controversial heritage property on the outskirts of downtown may finally have a taker. It was eight years ago this month that the former Richmond Cottage, one of the oldest structures in the ci...
Jun 11, 2025 The piece of land on which Richmond Cottage once stood (VOCM News)
Energy Minister in France, Attending VivaTech Conference
Minister Steve Crocker is iin France this week attending an event focused on technology innovation. Over 165,000 people are expected to attend this year's VivaTech conference in Paris, including 13,50...
Jun 11, 2025 Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, Steve Crocker (VOCM News)
