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Choices for Youth Partners With Hockey Helps the Homeless for Fundraising Tournament
A national campaign to help raise money to secure safe, affordable housing for people in need is coming to Newfoundland with its Hockey Helps the Homeless inaugural pro-am tournament this spring. The ...
Jan 22, 2025 Emma Langlois (Senior Manager, Business Development – Hockey Helps the Homeless), Terry Ryan (Honourary Chair of HHTH Newfoundland, retired NHL player), Jen Crowe (Executive Director, Choices for Youth) (VOCM News)
Financial Advisor Anticipating Another Cut in Central Bank's Next Adjustment
Another interest rate cut could be in the offing next week when the Bank of Canada announces its latest policy adjustment. That's according to financial advisor Larry Short of Short Financial, a branc...
Jan 22, 2025 Larry Short (Submitted)
Police Investigating Damage at Port aux Basques Store
The RCMP are investigating after someone fired shots at a business in Port aux Basques. Police were called last Thursday when an employee of the Butterfly Book Boutique on Main Street in Port aux Basq...
Jan 22, 2025
Pride Condemns Trump's Gender Remarks, Urges Community Support
The co-chair of St. John's Pride is reminding people who may feel uneasy following messaging by US President Donald Trump that there is a supportive community locally to help them through. Trump's ina...
Jan 21, 2025 (Eddy St. Coeur)
Choke Hold 'Went Too Far,' Resulted in Murder, Crown Tells Jury
We now know how a Nunavut man died in a cabin on Roaches Lines almost four years ago. But whether it was murder or a case of self-defence is up to a jury to decide. Thirty-year-old Bernard Otuk died d...
Jan 21, 2025 Defence lawyers Bob Buckingham and Danny Vavasour with their client, Patrick Sulurayok, in Supreme Court on Tuesday. (VOCM News)
Trudeau says All Options on Table as Canada Faces Possible US Tariffs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all options are on the table as Canada prepares its response to the possibility of tariffs on Canadian products bound for the United States. President Donald Trump h...
Jan 21, 2025 Photo via CPAC
AG Releases Damning Audit Report on MUN Infrastructure Maintenance
The Auditor General has released a damning report into the way Memorial University manages its infrastructure. The report indicates that MUN has deferred maintenance liabilities of $481-million as of ...
Jan 21, 2025
Public Consultation Session Set on Shortage of Dance Space in St. John's
A local dance company says there is a real shortage of spaces in St. John's in which to host dance groups, and they're turning to the public to gauge interest in a purpose-built space for dancers. Jul...
Jan 21, 2025
Two Collisions on Trans Canada Linked to Possible Medical Emergency
The driver of a vehicle that was involved in two separate collisions on the Trans Canada this morning is believed to have suffered a medical event. RCMP started getting calls about a westbound vehicle...
Jan 21, 2025
Garth Hudson, Last Surviving Member of The Band, Dies at 87
The last surviving member of The Band, a Canadian multi-instrumentalist celebrated for his musicianship, has passed away. Garth Hudson, the laconic organ player who lent his unconventional brilliance ...
Jan 21, 2025 Photo via Facebook / Robbie Robertson
