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Man Charged with Drunk Driving After Sleeping in Car in Conception Bay South
A man who chose to sleep it off in his car in Conception Bay South yesterday ended up being charged with drunk driving. RNC found asleep in the driver's seat of his vehicle at about 4:00 in the aftern...
Mar 29, 2025
Province Offers COVID-19 Booster Doses to At-Risk Populations
The provincial government has started offering COVID-19 booster doses to specific at-risk populations, as identified by the National Advisory on Immunization. Eligible are all people age 65 and older,...
Mar 29, 2025 (Photo: Flickr Government of Prince Edward Island)
RCMP Warn of Fake Missing Persons Scam on Facebook
RCMP are warning of a scam currently circulating on social media involving fake posts of missing persons in hopes of gaining access to personal information. The posts commonly circulate on local buy a...
Mar 29, 2025 Photo via RCMP
Trial Set For Women Charged After Protest at Confederation Building
Trial dates have been set for three women arrested during a protest in the parking lot of Confederation Building last November. Amanda Crann, Brenda Lee Kitchen and Jennifer Whiteway are charged with ...
Mar 28, 2025 Brenda Lee Kitchen (left) and Jennifer Whiteway. (FB/Meta/Brenda Lee Kitchen)
Trump Praises "Productive" Meeting With Carney
U.S. President Donald Trump is calling a call this morning with Prime Minister Mark Carney "productive." Trump posted to his Truth Social profile that he and Carney "agree on many things" and "will be...
Mar 28, 2025 Photo via C-Span
Talk of Moving Gynecology Services to Janeway in 'Very Early Stages'
NL Health Services is in the early stages of discussing the possibility of moving adult gynecological services to the Janeway Hospital. NDP Leader Jim Dinn sounded the alarm this week after he was not...
Mar 28, 2025 NL Health Services CEO Pat Parfrey. (VOCM News/file)
Province Making RSV Vaccine Available to People 60+ in Congregate Living
The provincial government is making the RSV vaccine available to people 60 years of age and older who live in long term and personal care homes. The number of lab-confirmed cases of RSV has risen to 8...
Mar 28, 2025 (Photo: Flickr Government of Prince Edward Island)
Geo Centre Hosting Early-Morning Watch Party For Solar Eclipse
The moon is going to eat up most of the sun this weekend and the Johnson GEO Centre in St. John's is hosting a watch party for it Science educator Rod Taylor says the GEO Centre doesn't normally open ...
Mar 28, 2025 (VOCM News/file)
Man Charged Following Stabbing in Bay Roberts
RCMP in Bay Roberts have arrested and charged a man with aggravated assault as the result of a stabbing in the town yesterday afternoon. RCMP were called to a home in Bay Roberts around 4:30 p.m. One ...
Mar 28, 2025
Ukrainians Remembering Liberation of Bucha at Basilica
Ukrainians and others will gather this Sunday at the Basilica in St. John's to mark the Bucha Liberation. The battle of Bucha was an offensive by armed Russian forces as part of a larger offensive to ...
Mar 28, 2025 The Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John's (VOCM News)
