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Struggling Seniors Should Be Included in Federal Rebate: Advocate
The province's Seniors' Advocate is urging the federal government to include seniors in any proposed $250 rebate this spring. The federal government originally proposed to issue that rebate cheque in ...
Dec 05, 2024 Seniors' Advocate Susan Walsh (VOCM File Photo)
Class-Action Lawsuit Triggered by 'Forever Chemicals' in Well Water
A group of Torbay residents have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that Transport Canada failed to take appropriate action to prevent their wells from being contaminated with so-called "forever ch...
Dec 05, 2024
Threats Against School Staff, Students Lead to Man's Arrest, Release
A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with threats made against students and staff at Leo Burke Academy in Bishop's Falls this week. Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP were called on Tue...
Dec 05, 2024
Howell Masters Multitasking Mom/Minister Duties in the House
A special moment in the House of Assembly on Wednesday afternoon as Education Minister-and new mom-Krista Lynn Howell brought her three-month-old son Orion into the legislature. Howell held and rocked...
Dec 05, 2024
Crown Expects To Have All Evidence Soon in Bay Roberts Murder Case
Three people charged with a grisly murder in Bay Roberts two months ago were briefly back in provincial court this morning. Forty-one-year-old Matthew Kavanagh and 28-year-old Stephanie Noftall, both ...
Dec 05, 2024 (Harbour Grace Provincial Court)
Lane Seeks Stiffer Penalties For Youth Crime; Prof Urges Kindness
The Independent MHA for Mount Pearl-Southlands wants the federal government to review the Youth Criminal Justice Act and put in stronger deterrents for young offenders. In the House of Assembly on Wed...
Dec 05, 2024
Cenovus Steps Up With Major Give For Rovers Search and Rescue
Rovers Search and Rescue has officially taken possession of its new flagship rescue unit. And they have Cenovus Energy to thank for it, which they did yesterday at the Octagon Pond boat launch in Para...
Dec 05, 2024
Fifteen Per Cent of Visits to Canadian ERs for Primary Care Issues: CIHI
A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that 15 per cent of visits to Canadian ERs between April 2023 and March of 2024 could potentially have been managed through primar...
Dec 05, 2024 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
VOCM Cares 50/50 Jackpot Cracks $100,000 Ahead of Midnight Deadline
Midnight tonight is the deadline to buy tickets for the annual VOCM Cares 50/50 draw. As of Thursday afternoon, the jackpot had eclipsed the $100,000 mark. Last year, one lucky winner walked away with...
Dec 05, 2024
Fall Sitting of House of Assembly in the Books
That's a wrap on the fall sitting of the provincial legislature. The House of Assembly adjourned last night until the spring, having sat for 14 of 15 scheduled days. Premier Andrew Furey believes it w...
Dec 05, 2024
