ON AIR NOW9:00 AM - 12:00 PMVOCM Open Line
Category Archives: Local News
NAPE Calls for Investigation into Electrical Incident at MCP Building
NAPE wants an investigation into an incident at the MCP Building on Major's Path last Friday that sent some workers to hospital. The union only found out about the incident on Saturday. The building h...
Nov 05, 2024
Value of Contraband Smokes Make Up Half of Multi-Million Dollar Bust
RCMP brass announced the largest ever seizure of cocaine and illegal cigarettes in this province yesterday. And while the illicit white powder often steals the headline, police say the impact of contr...
Nov 05, 2024 Photo via RCMP
Government Not Ruling Out P3 Model for St. Clare's Replacement
The replacement for St. Clare's Hospital is expected to be "significantly bigger" than the current facility. That's according to Premier Andrew Furey, who yesterday announced Kenmount Crossing as the ...
Nov 05, 2024 Then-premier Andrew Furey at the site of the new acute care hospital in Kenmount Crossing in November 2024 (VOCM News)
Man Under Lifetime Driving Ban Charged With Impaired
It turns out that a driver who got his vehicle stuck in a field in Carbonear last Friday was prohibited from driving-for life. RCMP attempted to stop the vehicle in question last Friday morning around...
Nov 05, 2024
Ward 3 By-Election Taking Place Today
The by-election to select a new councillor for Ward 3 in St. John's is taking place today. Five people are in the running to replace Jamie Korab who was elected on the provincial level to represent Wa...
Nov 05, 2024
Man Dead Following Collision on TCH Near Clarenville
A 53-year-old man died as the result of a head-on collision on the Trans Canada early Friday afternoon. A car collided head-on with a commercial gravel truck approximately six km west of Clarenville. ...
Nov 05, 2024
Man Arrested as Gull Island Incident Resolved; Residents Able to Resume Normal Activities
A man is in custody following a firearm incident in Gull Island on the Conception Bay North Shore, which prompted a shelter in place order. Harbour Grace RCMP posted to X (formerly Twitter) shortly af...
Nov 04, 2024
Innu Health Study Highlights Need for Integrating Traditional Healing Practices in Healthcare
A study of the impacts on Innu health and a model for change based on Innu healing practices is being presented today at the 18th Annual International Congress on Circumpolar Health in Halifax. The In...
Nov 04, 2024 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
State of Emergency For Part of Paradise Due to Sewage Problems
A state of emergency has been declared for a section of Paradise due to sewage system issues. Areas served by lift station 10 are affected, including: West of Irving Drive/Paradise Road to St. Thomas ...
Nov 04, 2024
Opposition Criticizes Government's Health Staff Recruitment as New Sitting Begins
Just minutes after the location for a new hospital was announced, the Opposition hammered government on recruitment of health care staff during Question Period on the first day of the fall sitting of ...
Nov 04, 2024 Photo via House of Assembly
