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Impaired Driver Caught Speeding Downtown with No Lights
A 30-year-old St. John's man who started his Canada Day celebrations early and got behind the wheel has been arrested. Police say they first noticed the man in the downtown area just before 2:00 this ...
Jul 01, 2025
High Fire Index Means No Fireworks in St. John's for Canada Day
A high fire index in the metro region has forced the cancellation of Canada Day fireworks in the capital city scheduled for 10:00 p.m. July 1. Dry conditions also mean all personal or backyard firewor...
Jun 30, 2025
Former Teacher, Coach Markus Hicks Pleads Guilty to 54 Charges
Former teacher and volleyball coach Markus Hicks has pleaded guilty to 54 of the charges against him. Thirty-four-year-old Hicks had been staring down more than 200 charges related to sexual violence....
Jun 30, 2025 Marcus Hicks appears in provincial court via video from the correctional centre in Bishop's Falls on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Award-Winning Producer Established in Trinity Bay Named to Order of Canada
A Grammy-winning music producer who has established a studio in his ancestral home town of Winterton, Trinity Bay has been named as a Member to the Order of Canada. Greg Wells, who grew up in Ontario ...
Jun 30, 2025 Greg Wells at the sound board. (Photo courtesy Mike Knobloch)
Bay St. George Investigate Reported Indecent Act in Stephenville Park
RCMP in Bay St. George are investigating a report of a indecent act committed in Stephenville area park late last week. Police were contacted around 2:30 last Thursday afternoon about a man exposing h...
Jun 30, 2025
New Lighting Installed at National War Memorial Reflects Original Design
New lighting has been installed at the National War Memorial on Duckworth Street that the provincial government says was designed and created based on the original globe lights that were in place back...
Jun 30, 2025 First Memorial Day service at the National War Memorial in St. John's, July 1, 1924 (via The Rooms)
By-election Date Set as Conservative Leader Hopes to Regain Seat in Parliament
A date has been announced for the by-election that could see federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre regain a seat in parliament. Poilievre lost his seat in the riding of Carleton in Ontario duri...
Jun 30, 2025 Conservative Pierre Poilievre (CPAC)
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 Hosting Events to Mark Memorial Day
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 1 is marking Memorial Day with a series of events leading up to the annual ceremony at the National War Memorial on Duckworth Street. There has been a surge in atte...
Jun 30, 2025 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the National War Memorial on July 1, 2024
Thrive Not Convinced Increased Security is Best Approach to Reducing Crime in Downtown St. John's
An organization which offers guidance and services to those who are having difficulty navigating their way through life is not sure that beefing up security in downtown St. John's, unto itself, is the...
Jun 30, 2025 Thrive Executive Director Angela Crockwell (VOCM News file photo)
This Year's NL Folk Festival Likely to be the Last
It looks like this could be the end for the iconic Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, and the Folk Arts Society as a whole. The society says this year's festival, which is scheduled for July 11t...
Jun 30, 2025 NL Folk Festival (File Photo)
