Category Archives: Local News

Canada's top Mountie says Newfoundland and Labrador is in good hands with one of their own at the helm. Pat Cahill, a born and bred townie, formally took over the reins for this province yesterday dur...

Canada's Premiers will meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to discuss a 'team Canada approach' to the incoming United States Donald Trump administration, particularly as it relates to some s...

The provincial government has extended the period that receipts for drivers license and registration renewals are valid for due to the ongoing Canada Post strike. Government says the receipts, which c...

Philip Pynn, whose criminal history is well-known throughout the province, is facing new charges, this time for allegedly assaulting an inmate at Her Majesty's Penitentiary. The incident is said to ha...

Flair Airlines says it won't be coming back to Newfoundland and Labrador for the summer of 2025. In an email statement to VOCM News, the low-cost carrier has dropped both Deer Lake and St. John's from...

A new study out of the Marine Institute indicates that a warming climate will have a significant impact on snow crab numbers in the coming decades. The study specifically looks at the future of snow c...

A second young person has been arrested in connection with two violent incidents in Mount Pearl late last week. The assaults, which occurred in the Roosevelt Avenue area Friday evening, left two peopl...

The Writers Guild of Canada has let AI have a crack at some famous film and TV lines, aimed at proving a point about the value of human writing. The organization recently put several famous Canadian f...

A local social enterprise is helping refugee women establish themselves in Newfoundland and Labrador through sewing. Yesterday, Newbornlander in St. John's was on the receiving end of $260,000 from th...

Premier Andrew Furey is doubling down on calls for a meeting with the prime minister following news that US President-elect Donald Trump plans on imposing significant tariffs on the country. Trump vow...