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Union Not Pleased With Use of Travel Nurses to Staff Old Corner Brook Hospital
CUPE is warning the health authority that using public funds to hire more agency nurses to staff much-needed long-term care beds in Corner Brook is not a solution. The union was responding to plans to...
Feb 13, 2025
Canada Won't Be Joining the United States, but Trump's Comments Should be Taken Seriously: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the conversation around Canada becoming the "51st state" is a non-starter and will not happen, but he cautioned, Canada and the world need to take U.S. President Don...
Feb 13, 2025 Photo via CPAC
Province On Board With Feds in Commitment to Crack Down on Drug Trafficking
Provincial Justice Minister Bernard Davis says the province is committed to stopping the flow of drugs to the province. Davis was responding to the appointment of a so-called 'fentanyl czar' by Canadi...
Feb 13, 2025 Minister Bernard Davis (VOCM News)
Youth Pledge to Keep Ocean Ranger in Collective Hearts and Minds
The 43rd annual service in memory of those who perished in the Ocean Ranger disaster was held yesterday in St. John's. And once again, it was led by the youth of Gonzaga High School, many of whom were...
Feb 13, 2025
Former Hoyles Escasoni, Closed in 2014, Scheduled For Demolition
An institution in the east end of St. John's is coming down, much to the delight of just about everyone. This week, the city approved a permit for demolition of the former Hoyles Escasoni home on Port...
Feb 13, 2025 (Google Streetview)
City, Province Working to Make Overpass Safer During Repairs
Mayor Danny Breen says the province is aware of safety concerns with the CN viaduct that leads in and out of downtown St. John's. The overpass at the end of Pitts Memorial Drive has been under long-te...
Feb 13, 2025 (File photo, 2024)
Valentine's Day Storm to Impact Much of Island With Snow and High Winds
It's going to be a messy morning commute for many as a system bringing snow, freezing rain, and high winds moves in later tonight. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for central and ...
Feb 13, 2025
Premiers Drill Home Negative Impact of U.S. Tariffs on Both Countries in Trip to D.C.
It was a busy day for Canadian officials in Washington yesterday. All 13 of Canada's premiers travelled to the U.S. Capitol yesterday to impress on legislators the negative impact U.S. tariffs on Cana...
Feb 13, 2025 Photo via Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Linkedin profile
U.S. Coast Guard Releases Audio of Titan Implosion
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a haunting audio recording of what could be the sound of the implosion that destroyed the ill-fated Titan submersible. An acoustic recorder operated by the National O...
Feb 13, 2025 (A photo of the Titan's tail cone on the ocean floor after the sub imploded in June, 2023.)
Four Arrested After Incident Involving Weapon Inside Vehicle
Four people have been arrested after an incident involving a weapon inside a vehicle last night. RNC tracked down the vehicle in the west end around 8:30, but when they attempted to haul it over, the ...
Feb 13, 2025
