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Joanne Thompson Reinstated as Fisheries Minister in Lean Federal Cabinet
Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his new cabinet, and the only sitting Liberal MP from this province to run for re-election is back in. St. John's East MP Joanne Thompson, who easily won her ri...
May 13, 2025 Federal Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson
MHA Addresses Assistance and Cell Coverage for Those Affected by Wildfires
The Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology is hopeful that Wi-Fi hotspots will prove helpful in circumstances like the wildfires that ravaged the communities of Adam's Cove and Small Point last w...
May 13, 2025 Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, Steve Crocker (VOCM News)
Wanted Sheshatshiu Man Arrested by RCMP
RCMP have arrested Simon Andrew, wanted on a number of serious charges. The 40-year-old Sheshatshiu man was wanted on multiple charges stemming from an incident last week. The charges include sexual a...
May 13, 2025 Photo via RCMP
RNC Search for Missing Man
The RNC is searching for a 61-year-old man reported missing from the St. John's area. William Reginald King, also known as Reggie, is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 170 pounds with grey hair a...
May 13, 2025
Woman Recounts Harrowing Escape from Adam's Cove Fire
A harrowing tale is coming to light following last week's disastrous fire in Adam's Cove. Tina Dale moved back to Adam's Cove in January to help her parents after her father fell ill. She says she and...
May 13, 2025 A waterbomber deposits water in the area of Adam's Cove. (via Town of Small Point, Broad Cove, Blackhead, Adam's Cove)
Grand Bank Man Arrested by RCMP
RCMP have arrested a 21-year-old Grand Bank man wanted on a number of serious driving infractions and other charges. RCMP say TJ Lawrence Fudge is facing three counts of possession of a controlled sub...
May 13, 2025
Insurance Industry Deploys Mobile Assistance for Adam's Cove Fire
The insurance industry has deployed mobile assistance to provide insurance information to residents affected by the wildfires that tore through Adam's Cove and Small Point last week. The Insurance Bur...
May 13, 2025
Haggie Defends How Information on Wildfires Was Communicated
Justice Minister John Haggie is defending the way in which information was communicated to Adam's Cove residents during the wildfires last week. Damage is still being assessed by officials in the town...
May 13, 2025 John Haggie (VOCM News)
Former Crown Prosecutor Calls Mandatory Drug Treatment for Addicts 'Impractical'
A former Crown prosecutor says calls for involuntary drug treatment for people living with addiction are impractical and "stupid." The concept of mandatory drug treatment has been gaining traction in ...
May 13, 2025 Retired Crown Attorney Mike Murray (VOCM News file photo)
No Timeline for Full Rollout of Shingles Shots for Everyone Over 50
Health Minister Krista Lynn Howell says it could be months before vaccines for shingles will be rolled out to everyone over the age of 50. Government announced in March that they will be covering shin...
May 13, 2025 Krista Lynn Howell (VOCM News)
