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Carbonear Man Charged with Mischief and Uttering Threats Following Disturbance
A 30-year-old Carbonear man has been arrested and charged in connection with a disturbance at a home in the town on Monday. Harbour Grace RCMP say a woman was leaving her home when she was confronted ...
Apr 30, 2025
Hicks Sexual Violence Case 'In End Stages' Toward Entering Pleas
Lawyers in the Markus Hicks sexual violence case say they're making progress toward a resolution that could avoid a long and difficult trial. Hicks appeared by video once again today from the Bishop's...
Apr 30, 2025 Markus Hicks is shown on video from the correctional facility in Bishop's Falls. (VOCM News/file)
Poilievre May Trigger Byelection in Separate Riding After Losing Seat in Carleton
There are indications that Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre may force a byelection by running in another riding to gain a seat in the House of Commons. Poilievre lost his own seat in the Ottawa-ar...
Apr 30, 2025 Conservative Pierre Poilievre (CPAC)
Dr. Janet Morrison Named as New President of Memorial University
Dr. Janet Morrison has been named as Memorial University's next president and vice-chancellor. Morrison comes to Memorial after serving as the president and vice-chancellor of Sheridan College in Onta...
Apr 30, 2025 Dr. Janet Morrison (image via Sheridan College)
Fully Intact or Not, Harbour Grace Mayor Remains Hopeful Amelia Earhart Statue Will be Returned
The Mayor of Harbour Grace remains optimistic that the town's beloved statue of Amelia Earhart will be returned to her rightful place. Newfoundlanders and Labradorians shook their heads in disbelief o...
Apr 30, 2025 Amelia Earhart and the Spirit of Harbour Grace in 2022 (VOCM News)
Memorial University Naming New President This Morning
Memorial University will introduce its new president in a media event this morning at 10:30. The search for a new president began following the resignation of Vianne Timmons who courted controversy wi...
Apr 30, 2025
City of St. John's Exceeding Expectations for New Builds Under Federal Housing Fund
The City of St. John's has gone from lacking ambition to exceeding expectations for federal housing funding. It was only 18 months ago that then-minister Sean Fraser scolded the city for its modest go...
Apr 30, 2025 Erik Mclean / Unsplash
Provincial Leader Points to Strategic Voting in Decimation of Federal NDP
The leader of the provincial NDP believes strategic voting had a lot to do with some of the significant losses their federal counterparts faced in the election. The NDP were only able to win just seve...
Apr 30, 2025 NDP Leader Jim Dinn (VOCM News)
Better Business Bureau Reporting Increase in Scams Using Artificial Intelligence
A new report from the Better Business Bureau is digging in to how AI and the dark web are being used by scammers. The international investigation looks at how those mechanisms are being used in variou...
Apr 30, 2025
Increased Support for Conservatives in Federal Election Has No Indication for Provincial Support: Furey
Premier Andrew Furey doesn't believe the gains made by the federal Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador are an indication of waning support for the provincial Liberals. The Conservatives picked ...
Apr 30, 2025 Premier Andrew Furey (VOCM News)
