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UPDATE: Adam's Cove Wildfire Under Control, According to Town
The fire that has been ravaging the Adam's Cove area has been contained, according to a social media post by the town. They say assessments are now ongoing and there are more updates to come. Governme...
May 08, 2025 (Photo by Eugene Howell)
White Smoke in Rome: Robert Francis Prevost Named First American Pope
White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, announcing to the world that Robert Francis Prevost has been named the new Pope. The 69-year-old was elected as the head of the Catholic Church Thursday e...
May 08, 2025 Photo via Vatican News
High School Students Get Taste of Trades at Jill of All Trades Event
Nearly a hundred high school students were at the College of North Atlantic for the Jill of All Trades event yesterday. Female students toured the campus and had a chance to try different trades, with...
May 08, 2025 (VOCM News)
Buy Local Campaigns Shifting People's Overall Opinions of Local Grocers
The push to buy local in the wake of U.S. tariffs is impacting people's overall views of local grocers. That's according to a recent study out of Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. The s...
May 08, 2025
Government Launches One Time Scholarship Recognizing 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage
The provincial government has launched a new scholarship program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Newfoundland and Labrador. One-hundred one-time scholarships, valued at $1,...
May 08, 2025 Pam Parsons (VOCM News file photo)
Local Hindu Community Celebrates 30th Anniversary of St. John's Temple
It's a special week for the province's Hindu community. It was this week 30 years ago that the first Hindu temple was consecrated in Newfoundland and Labrador. Temple Chair Jai Ragunathan says the tem...
May 08, 2025
Man Involved in Serious Rollover on Outer Ring Road Succumbs to Injuries
A 43-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle rollover accident on the TCH in Paradise Tuesday night. The accident happened just after 10 p.m. between the Topsail Road and Thorburn Road exits....
May 08, 2025
Two Lotto Tickets Worth $100,000 Sold in NL
For the second day in a row, somebody in this province has matched all six digits in the TAG draw, winning $100,000. Last night's winning Lotto 6/49 ticket was bought in Paradise, with the winning TAG...
May 08, 2025
Net Earnings Up at NL-Based Fortis
Net earnings at Fortis are up in the first quarter of the year. They went from $459-million in 2024 to $499-million this year, earning $1.00 per common share, up from $0.93. David Hutchens, President ...
May 08, 2025
Hockey Tournament Brings Together Former NHLers and Local Players in Support of Choices for Youth
A special hockey tournament in Paradise, aimed at helping some of the most vulnerable in the community, is underway. The inaugural Hockey Helps the Homeless tournament is being held at the Paradise Do...
May 08, 2025 Emma Langlois (Senior Manager, Business Development – Hockey Helps the Homeless), Terry Ryan (Honourary Chair of HHTH Newfoundland, retired NHL player), Jen Crowe (Executive Director, Choices for Youth) (VOCM News)
