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Government to Begin Consultations with Early Childhood Educators
The provincial government is going to begin consultations with those who work in the childcare system. Education Minister Paul Dinn says he is following up on a request from the sector to set up a ste...
Mar 23, 2026
Pilots Dead After Air Canada Jazz Plane Collides with Fire Truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport
The pilots of an Air Canada Jazz plane are dead after colliding with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport last night. According to international media, the pilot and co-pilot were killed w...
Mar 23, 2026 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Minister Focused on Properly Staffing Family Care Teams to Correct Flawed Rollout
The health minister says she's looking at ensuring proper staffing at some family care teams after discovering serious gaps in some areas and duplication in others. Lela Evans says she's even discover...
Mar 22, 2026 Minister Lela Evans (VOCM News)
Student Entrepreneurs Win Big with Health and Hobby Innovations
Student-led innovation in health care and recreational fishing took the top prizes at the Mel Woodward Cup in St. John's this week. OmaScan, founded by engineering students Rohith McKim and Liam Frenc...
Mar 22, 2026 The top five finalists of the 2026 Mel Woodward Cup; RespAi, OmaScan, EsseReale, DCXIX, and Seam Fishing, (via MUN - Faculty of Science Facebook).
Cowan Heights United Church Recognized for Being a Welcoming Space
The work and mission of the Cowan Heights United Church was highlighted in the House of Assembly earlier this week. St. John's West MHA Keith White paid tribute to church volunteers and the Reverend O...
Mar 22, 2026 Rev Oliver Dingwall and members of Cowan Heights United in the public gallery
$16 Million in Federal Loans Boosts Local Defence Sector
Many of the local companies in receipt of federal loans for the defence sector say they will be hiring more workers as a result. Justice Minister Sean Fraser was in St. John's Thursday to announce $16...
Mar 22, 2026 Falon O'Keefe, VP of sales for Virtual Marine (VOCM).
'Stay Tuned': MP Teases Details on Major Upgrades for 5-Wing Goose Bay
The MP for St. John's East says to "stay tuned" for more details on how billions of dollars in federal money will be used at 5 Wing Goose Bay. Ottawa has set aside $35 billion for Arctic defense. On t...
Mar 22, 2026 MP Joanne Thompson (VOCM News)
Flat Bay Road So Bad Ambulance Couldn't Reach Patient, Says Chief
The band council chief in Flat Bay says the condition of the road joining her community to the Trans Canada is so bad that an ambulance was unable to carry an ailing resident to hospital. Chief Joanne...
Mar 22, 2026
38 Housed from Former Airport Inn Shelter, But Hundreds Still Waiting
Several dozen people - once housed at the transitional shelter in the old Airport Comfort Inn - have since moved on to more permanent housing in the community. Horizons at 106, which is operated by En...
Mar 22, 2026 Doug Pawson (Submitted)
Random Passage Marks 25th Anniversary with New Vision
Random Passage is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a brand new vision. The film, set near New Bonaventure, has been attracting tourists with its faithful re-creation of a European settlement in t...
Mar 22, 2026 Random Passage near New Bonaventure in Trinity Bay (via Facebook)
