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Canadian Country Music Performer Mackenzie Porter to Open for Blake Shelton
Canadian country artist Mackenzie Porter will open for Blake Shelton at the Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John's on July 26. Porter, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, has been honoured with four Canada...
Jun 27, 2025 Mackenzie Porter from her music video, "Confession"
Genealogy Conference in St. John's July 25-27
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned sleuth, the Family History Society is inviting people from across the province to attend its Rockbound Roots genealogy conference in St. John's next month. Priv...
Jun 27, 2025 Early planters in Conception Bay North
Funding Allocated for New Tapper's Cove Wharf in Torbay
The town of Torbay is getting a new wharf in Tapper's Cove. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson was in the community this morning to announce the $4.1-million project. Torbay Mayor Craig Scott says the...
Jun 27, 2025 The old wharf at Tapper's Cove in Torbay, June 2025 (VOCM News)
Health Minister says 'Nobody has Abandoned Their Post' after St. Clare's Internists Tender Resignations
The CEO of NL Health Services confirms that all five internal medicine specialists at St. Clare's hospital have submitted their resignations in an apparent dispute over working conditions and pay. Dr....
Jun 27, 2025 (VOCM News)
Roll Up, Roll Up, VOCM Summer Blood Drive Underway Today
The VOCM Summer Blood Drive is on today at Canadian Blood Services on Wicklow Street in St. John's, aiming to boost the province's blood supply as the summer need increases. This need became very real...
Jun 27, 2025 VOCM’s Gerri Lynn Mackey, Russell Bowers & Greg Smith (VOCM News)
Central MHA Wants Speed Reduced on TCH Near Springdale
An MHA in central Newfoundland is calling on government to make changes at what he calls a dangerous intersection Lin Paddock, the MHA for Baie Verte-Green Bay, says the intersection of Route 390 and ...
Jun 27, 2025 Lin Paddock (VOCM News file photo)
Logistical Challenges Lead to Northern Peninsula Festival Cancellation
A popular summer festival on the Northern Peninsula will not be going ahead this year. Organizers of Food, Fibs and Fiddles confirmed on social media the cancellation of the July 19 event in Gunners C...
Jun 27, 2025
Portion of Robert E Howlett Closed to Traffic Tomorrow
A portion of the Robert E Howlett Memorial Drive in the Goulds will be closed to traffic this weekend as crews work on the reinstallation of the Cochrane Pond Bridge. The highway will be closed betwee...
Jun 27, 2025 File Photo of Pitts Memorial Drive.
NL Soccer Association Seeking Public Feedback on Program Offerings
The Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association is looking for feedback from the community on its various programs and initiatives. The association is circulating a questionnaire asking people to tel...
Jun 27, 2025
Commercial Pilot Explains Danger Posed by Drones During Wildfire Suppression Efforts
As if fighting a forest fire in a water bomber or helicopter wasn't dangerous enough-now air crews have to contend with drones that may encroach on their flight paths. Last week, Forestry Minister Lis...
Jun 27, 2025 (Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Chief/Facebook)
