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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)
Man Crashes Stolen Car in West End Neighbourhood
A man is facing several charges after crashing a stolen car in the capital city's west end early this morning. RNC were alerted to a stolen vehicle, which was spotted by officers around 1 a.m. When po...
Apr 30, 2025
Paradise Names Street in Memory of Young Hockey Player
The Town of Paradise is paying a forever tribute to a young hockey player who passed away earlier this year following a battle with cancer. J.D. Trainor of Paradise was just 16 years old when he passe...
Apr 30, 2025 Parents Jerry and Christina Trainor and members of the local hockey community alongside Premier Andrew Furey at the event at the Paradise Double Ice Complex. (VOCM News)
Province Inks Deal With PAL Airlines for Increased Intraprovincial Routes
The province reached a new agreement with PAL Airlines for a seasonal service route connecting St. John's, Gander and Deer Lake. The routes will run from June 15 to September 20, four days per week-so...
Apr 30, 2025 (PAL Airlines)
Germain Wins Terra Nova - The Peninsulas by 12 Votes
The final poll has been tallied, bringing the decision down to the wire in Terra Nova - The Peninsulas. Liberal candidate Anthony Germain has narrowly defeated Conservative Jonathan Rowe by just 12 vo...
Apr 29, 2025 Terra Nova - The Peninsulas candidates Anthony Germain (Liberal) and Jonathan Rowe (Conservative) (Liberal Party of Canada/Conservative Party of Canada)
