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Beloved Performer Looking Forward to First Show Since Cancer Diagnosis
A beloved performer in the local music scene is looking forward to getting back on stage after a fierce battle with cancer. Dave Penny was forced to take a break from performing after he was diagnosed...
May 06, 2025
Additional Trial Dates Added to Already Delayed Sexual Violence Case
More trial dates have been added as more are lost to pre-trial arguments in the Tony Humby sexual violence case. The 64-year-old grandfather faces 72 charges of abusing vulnerable youth in St. John's ...
May 06, 2025 Tony Humby being escorted out of the courtroom on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (VOCM News)
Province Stressing Importance of Being Prepared During Emergency Preparedness Week
This is Emergency Preparedness Week across Newfoundland and Labrador, and the provincial government is reminding people to be ready should such a situation arise. The province says critical services c...
May 06, 2025
Carney in Washington Today for Meeting With Trump
Trade and tariffs will dominate the conversation today as Prime Minister Mark Carney meets face-to-face with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. Canada's longstanding relationship with the...
May 06, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney (CPAC)
Woman Fined After Passing School Bus Picking Up Student in Plate Cove West
A 76-year-old woman has been ticketed by Bonavista RCMP after failing to stop for a school bus picking up a young child in Plate Cove West. The incident happened around 8:00 a.m. last Thursday, as the...
May 06, 2025 (Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay)
Mount Pearl Planning to Develop High-Density Housing at Site of Old Swimming Pool
The City of Mount Pearl is looking to redevelop the old swimming pool site on Stapleton Road to meet the demand for housing. The city is now accepting expressions of interest for the site. Specificall...
May 06, 2025
Man Charged After Smashing Doors and Windows at Government Building
A man has been charged after beating out the windows and doors of a government building early this morning. Police were alerted to damage at the centre city building around 2 a.m. and found several do...
May 06, 2025
City Councillior Urging Public to be Mindful of Increased Presence of Needles in Public Areas
Spring of the year is a time where many residents are out cleaning up the garbage and debris left behind from the winter, however certain biohazards are becoming increasingly prominent in several comm...
May 05, 2025 (Greg Noseworthy/Facebook)
Two People Charged Following Cookstown Road Incident
Two people have been arrested and charged following an incident in downtown St. John's late last week that resulted in a shelter-in-place order. The RNC were called to Cookstown Road shortly before 1:...
May 05, 2025 (VOCM News)
44-Year-Old Man Charged After Assault Involving Children in St. John's
A 44-year-old man is facing several charges after an assault involving children in St. John's. RNC officers responded to a home in the west end of the city just before 8:30 p.m. Friday. Two children w...
May 05, 2025
