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Research Group Seeking Feedback from NLers on Accessibility to Family Doctors
A research group compiling information on patient access to family physicians wants to hear from you. OurCare, an initiative to engage the public to help build a better primary care system, says more ...
Jul 03, 2025 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
Food First NL Adds Pickup Locations in Stephenville, St. George's
People living on the west coast of the province now have more ways to access food through Food First NL. The organization, through its Western NL Food Hub, has partnered with the People of the Dawn In...
Jul 03, 2025
PCs Call for Enhanced Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Efforts Following Dramatic Increase in Incidents
The Tories are calling on the provincial government to take action in the wake of rising incidents of intimate partner violence. Helen Conway Ottenheimer, the critic for justice and public safety, poi...
Jul 03, 2025
Police Investigating Boat Stolen from Churchill River
RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are investigating after a boat and motor were stolen. The boat was moored on the Churchill River, near Mud Lake Road, and the theft is believed to have occurred sometime...
Jul 03, 2025 Stolen boat (submitted by RCMP)
Government Willing to Help Folk Arts Society if Internal Issues are Addressed
The tourism minister says government is willing to work with the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society to help keep the annual folk festival going, but does admit the organization has work it ne...
Jul 03, 2025 Fred Hutton in his previous role as Minister Responsible for Housing
Capital City Unsure What to Do With Unused Canada Day Fireworks
The City of St. John's hasn't decided what to do with the $16,000 worth of fireworks not used on Canada Day. In a statement to VOCM News, the city says it was "prioritizing safety" in cancelling the d...
Jul 03, 2025
Gonzaga Students Develop Devices to Help Seniors Improve Memory
A group of students at Gonzaga High School in St. John's has developed three technological devices to help senior citizens improve their memory skills. The ten students were one of only three groups i...
Jul 02, 2025
Schizophrenia Society Hosting Program for Family Members
The Schizophrenia Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is staging a program later this month for those with a loved one who experienced their first episode of psychosis fairly recently. Board member L...
Jul 02, 2025 (VOCM News file photo)
CFIB says NL Among Worst in Canada for Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Newfoundland and Labrador is among the worst in the country when it comes to barriers impeding interprovincial trade according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business - tying with Quebec, a...
Jul 02, 2025 (MV Ala’suinu courtesy Marine Atlantic)
West Coast MHA Seeking Health Care Updates
The MHA for the Bay of Islands is seeking answers on a number of health care questions on the west coast. Eddie Joyce says almost on a daily basis he fields questions about backlogs regarding the numb...
Jul 02, 2025
