Category Archives: Local News

The local Ukrainian community are coming together this evening to celebrate Malanka - the Ukrainian New Year - with a show at the Ship Pub. Today's celebrations are not unlike the mummering tradition ...

Pickleball is growing in popularity and St. John's city councillor Sandy Hickman is pushing for a purpose-built outdoor facility to meet demand. Hickman says the city is responding by developing indoo...

The Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance for the Control of Tobacco says some children are trying vaping at a very young age. The organization is introducing new Nicotine Expose Kits for students that c...

The Deputy Mayor of St. John's says the information compiled in a recent engagement process regarding the pedestrian mall has yet to be brought before council for consideration. Sheilagh O'Leary was r...

The local sporting community has suffered another blow. Toby McDonald, a Newfoundland curler and Olympic gold medal-winning coach, passed away at the age of 75. McDonald was a member of the Jack MacDu...

A local family is inviting visitors to DF Barnes Arena in St. John's today to Pause for the Cause and share a little mug-up supporting the Alzheimer's Society. Broadcaster Seth Hyde decided to give a ...

Members of a committee that has been leading the charge for a new high school in Paradise say they're "very, very excited" that a site has finally been selected. Infrastructure Minister Fred Hutton an...

The federal government is providing Canada Post with repayable funding of just over $1 billion for the 2025/26 fiscal year. The short-term financing, which is within the regulations of the Canada Post...

RCMP are warning the public about scams and fraudulent activity in circulation after a west coast senior was scammed out of more than ten thousand dollars. VOCM's Linda Swain reports. Deer Lake RCMP w...

The President of the Newfoundland Regiment, the QMJHL's newest hockey team, is bullish about the team's prospects and the impact it will have on generating local business. The team got it's official n...