Category Archives: Local News

RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are investigating after a boat and motor were stolen. The boat was moored on the Churchill River, near Mud Lake Road, and the theft is believed to have occurred sometime...

The tourism minister says government is willing to work with the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society to help keep the annual folk festival going, but does admit the organization has work it ne...

The City of St. John's hasn't decided what to do with the $16,000 worth of fireworks not used on Canada Day. In a statement to VOCM News, the city says it was "prioritizing safety" in cancelling the d...

A group of students at Gonzaga High School in St. John's has developed three technological devices to help senior citizens improve their memory skills. The ten students were one of only three groups i...

The Schizophrenia Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is staging a program later this month for those with a loved one who experienced their first episode of psychosis fairly recently. Board member L...

Newfoundland and Labrador is among the worst in the country when it comes to barriers impeding interprovincial trade according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business - tying with Quebec, a...

The MHA for the Bay of Islands is seeking answers on a number of health care questions on the west coast. Eddie Joyce says almost on a daily basis he fields questions about backlogs regarding the numb...

After recently being arrested for being unlawfully at large, a man from the Twillingate area is again wanted by police. Josh Lambert, who is 38, was wanted for failure to comply with a release order a...

A Dalhousie University professor believes that a consumer shift toward fresher and healthier options has resulted in a drop in sales for traditional canned fruits and vegetables. Sylvain Charlebois wa...

The Exploits Search and Rescue Team were called out overnight to help free up two people who became stuck in their side by side deep in the woods. The pair ran into trouble about 11 km in on the pole ...