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First Significant Snowfall of Winter Possible on Avalon Peninsula Mid-Week
It looks as though the Avalon Peninsula will see its first significant snowfall of the season mid-week, thanks to a fast-moving system. David Neil, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environmen...
Jan 27, 2025
UPDATE: Two Arrested In Always in Vogue Break and Enter
Two men have been arrested and charged with a brazen early-morning break in at Always in Vogue in St. John's. Thieves made off with what the owner calls a "one of a kind" men's seal skin bomber jacket...
Jan 27, 2025
Increased Crime Alleged Near Former Comfort Inn Housing Facility, Says PC Critic
PC housing critic Joedy Wall claims that transitional housing established at the former Comfort Inn Hotel in St. John's has left east end residents "fearful to leave their homes," because of what he s...
Jan 27, 2025
Man Claimed Self-Defence in Immediate Aftermath, Murder Trial Told
A Nunavut man accused of murder was already pleading his innocence in the minutes after he choked another man to death in a cabin on Roaches Lines almost four years ago, a witness testified today. Thi...
Jan 27, 2025 Co-defence counsel Danny Vavasour with his client, Patrick Sulurayok in Supreme Court. (VOCM News)
Shoppers Drug Mart Donates 4.7 Million Menstrual Products to NL Schools and Organizations
Shoppers Drug Mart is donating 4.7 million menstrual products to the province for distribution to schools and organizations across the province. The donated products will primarily be distributed to j...
Jan 27, 2025
Petroleum Prices on the Rise Following PUB Review
The price of petroleum products are going up thanks to the PUB's final review of petroleum product pricing on the island. The review has been presented to government with a separate report on petroleu...
Jan 27, 2025
Psychologist Overwhelmed With Requests for Psychological Assessments in Indigenous Communities
A local psychologist is pointing out a real shortfall when it comes to accessing healthcare in Labrador, particularly when it comes to psychological assessments. Florence Strang, a travelling psycholo...
Jan 27, 2025
SJRFD Unveils Lavender Truck to Support Cancer Fight
The St. John's Regional Fire Department is showing its support in the fight against cancer in a very visible way. A lavender fire truck, complete with purple ribbons and the words "believe," and "figh...
Jan 27, 2025
Minor Injuries Reported in Collision on Ridge Road, Victoria
One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries as the result of a collision on the Ridge Road in Victoria. RCMP say the other driver was not hurt. The collision caused the temporary closure of t...
Jan 27, 2025
Caribou on the Move: Drivers Cautioned on Northern Peninsula Highways
Caribou are congregating near a portion of highway on the Northern Peninsula and drivers are being cautioned to keep an eye out. A large part of the St. Anthony herd is spending the winter in the area...
Jan 27, 2025 Photos via TJ Smith
