Category Archives: Local News

The housing critic in the House of Assembly says there are too many unknowns in the sale of a hotel near the St. John's Airport being used for transitional housing. Government leased the former Comfor...

The person who first raised alarm bells over a land purchase by the City of St. John's, which resulted in a councilor being cited for conflict of interest violations, is satisfied with the outcome. Ro...

We will find out today when the country goes to the polls to elect a new government. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to dissolve Parliament this afternoon as he seeks a new mandate from the ele...

The FFAW says it has been told by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans that a reduction is coming for snow crab in the 3K zone. The union says it has been told that a 25 per cent reduction was comin...

Provincial MHA Gerry Byrne is puzzled by the decision to make an appointment with Don Bradshaw as the candidate for Long Range Mountains. Byrne told VOCM News that he knows of a dozen Canadians who we...

FFAW President Dwan Street is taking several positives away from the Boston Seafood show earlier this week. Many stakeholders have underscored the importance of attending the event, even with heighten...

The executive director of a facility in St. John's which is a weekend ritual for thousands says it's more than just a farmer's market. The bells rang this morning at 9:00 to open the market on the hee...

Former federal minister and outgoing MP Seamus O'Regan has joined Stewart McKelvey as a senior business advisor. O'Regan, who represented St. John's South-Mount Pearl, held several ministerial roles d...

A 45-year-old man was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine following a traffic stop on the province's west coast. RNC stopped the man's vehicle on the South Shore Highway in Corner Brook o...

Summer-like temperatures descended on parts of the island yesterday in what was the first full day of spring. According to Meteorologist Rodney Barney, Lark Harbour in the Bay of Islands was the hot s...