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False 911 Calls Continue to Play Havoc With Police Response, Resources
Police are once again reminding the public of the serious problems associated with unnecessary 911 calls, whether accidental or not. Such calls put 911 operators in a tough spot when every second coun...
Mar 13, 2025
Heads-Up From Coast Guard With Icebreaking Work Near Botwood
The Canadian Coast Guard vessel Ann Harvey is scheduled to conduct icebreaking operations in the Botwood area over the next day or two. The Coast Guard warns the public that conditions around the iceb...
Mar 13, 2025 (Icebreaker Ann Harvey/Courtesy Canadian Coast Guard)
Lewisporte Mayor Commends Firefighters For Containing Blaze
The mayor of Lewisporte is offering her thanks to the local volunteer fire department for its quick response to a fire Wednesday night that destroyed a home in the town. Videos posted to social media ...
Mar 13, 2025 (Submitted/FB/Meta)
Colleagues Come Out in Support of Abbott's Bid For Party Leadership
Five Liberal MHAs, including three cabinet ministers, have thrown their support behind John Abbott for leadership of the provincial party. There was a stark difference in the campaign announcements of...
Mar 13, 2025 John Abbott with colleagues backing his bid for leader of the provincial Liberal party. (VOCM News)
Annual Folk Festival in Dire Straits Due to 'Serious Financial Challenges'
The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society says the annual folk festival's days may be numbered due to "serious financial challenges." In a surprise announcement this morning, organizers say the ...
Mar 13, 2025
St. Patrick's Day Weekend Event Aims to Restock Local Food Banks
While many businesses will be hoping to pack the pubs with people this St. Patrick's Day weekend, VOCM and the Newfoundland Embassy are hoping to pack the pub with donations of non-perishable food ite...
Mar 13, 2025
Council Eyes Parking Relief as Potential Problem Down The Road
The City of St. John's has approved three more housing applications with fewer parking spaces than required. Requests for so-called "parking relief" have ramped up in the rush to create much-needed ho...
Mar 13, 2025
Old Pennywell Road Reopens Following Alleged Morning Assault
Police have reopened Old Pennywell Road in St. John's following an incident at a home in the area this morning. They had shut down a section of the road and surrounded the residence, between Baccalieu...
Mar 13, 2025
Fitzgerald Defends Decision to Only Offer Free Shingles Shots to Select Individuals
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health is defending the decision to only cover the cost of shingles vaccines for people over the age of 70 if they are immunocompromised. The vaccines will be a...
Mar 13, 2025 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald and Acting Health Minister John Haggie (VOCM News)
House of Assembly Closes for Spring Sitting, Will Reconvene on Budget Day
The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly has shut down for the next couple of weeks, and will reconvene once government is ready to table its budget. The closure comes after only seven days of ...
Mar 13, 2025
