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Province's First Speed Cam Going on Veterans Memorial
The provincial government has inked a five-year contract for the installation, operation, and maintenance of speed cameras. The contract with Jenoptik Smart Mobility Solutions is for a minimum of 10 c...
Apr 11, 2025 (File photo)
Snow Crab Price Set at Nearly $5 Per Pound
The boats are headed out to the fishing grounds and the FFAW is claiming victory in the dispute over the price of snow crab. The price-setting panel has ruled in favour of the price proposed by the un...
Apr 11, 2025
Man Arrested for Murder at Ferry Terminal Held for Court
Members of the RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation West were involved in the dramatic take-down yesterday in Port aux Basques of a man wanted for murder in St. John's. Police launched a manhunt for 19-yea...
Apr 11, 2025 Police arrest the Hussein brothers at the ferry terminal in Port aux Basques. (Submitted/file photo)
New Mental Health and Addictions Facility Opens Sunday
The new Mental Health and Addictions Centre opens to patients this weekend. All inpatients services, and the Psychiatric Assessment Unit will be relocating from the old Waterford Hospital to the new c...
Apr 11, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
Morningstar DBRS Categorizes Provincial Budget as Prudent With Risks Identified
Bond rating agency Morningstar DBRS is judging this year's provincial budget, which it categorizes as largely stay-the-course despite record spending and borrowing, as prudent, with two caveats. Morni...
Apr 11, 2025 Provincial Budget 2025 (VOCM News)
Opposition Raises Issues Outlined in Personal Care Home Audit in Legislature
An apparent lack of government oversight in the operation of personal care homes, as outlined in the AG's recent performance audit, came up for debate in the House of Assembly. Denise Hanrahan found a...
Apr 11, 2025 PC Leader Tony Wakeham and Acting Health Minister John Haggie (NL House of Assembly)
Man Charged After Drugs and Weapon Seized in Stephenville
A 28-year-old man was arrested and a weapon and quantity of drugs were seized after police checked on a vehicle parked in Stephenville. RCMP in Bay St. George noticed the vehicle parked at a business ...
Apr 11, 2025 (RCMP)
Fuel Prices Down for Second Time This Week
For the second time this week, the price of most fuels is on the decline. On the island, gas is down by about 3 cents. Diesel drops by 6 and a half cents per litre. Furnace oil costs about 5 cents les...
Apr 11, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
UPDATE: Heavy Police Presence Disbands After RNC Contain Airport Heights Home
It appears as though an incident which prompted a heavy police presence in Airport Heights in St. John's this morning has been resolved. RNC contained a home in the area of Airport Heights Drive near ...
Apr 11, 2025
Energy NL Likes Government Focus on Oil Exploration
Energy NL likes the focus on oil exploration in the budget. Government has allocated $90-million over three years to encourage investment in that sector. Charlene Johnson, the CEO of Energy NL, says t...
Apr 10, 2025
