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Tax-Free Day a Win-Win For Downtown St. John's Shops and Shoppers
It'll be a busy day in downtown St. John's tomorrow as businesses host their biggest shopping event of the year. Saturday is the annual tax-free event, with 15 per cent in savings on most purchases. G...
Nov 01, 2024
Serious Collision Shuts Down Trans-Canada West of Clarenville: RCMP
A serious collision has closed the Trans-Canada Highway near Clarenville. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. this afternoon about two kilometres west of the town, but there is a way around it. Update: M...
Nov 01, 2024
Woman Asleep in Idling Car Faces Drug and Driving-Related Charges
An officer's check on the well-being of an unconscious driver resulted in a drug seizure and charges against a 34-year-old woman. Placentia RCMP say they came upon a vehicle idling in the parking lot ...
Nov 01, 2024 Items seized from the arrested woman's vehicle. (RCMP photo)
Second 'Ben's Benefit' Tonight in Aid of Mental Health, Addictions
A now-annual event is taking place at the Majestic Theatre in St. John's this evening in support of mental health and addictions support programs. Tina Olivero lost her son, Ben, 15 months ago to a dr...
Nov 01, 2024 Tina Olivero next to the memorial for her son, Ben, where he died of a drug overdose last year. (VOCM News)
Suspend Royal Greenland's Licence Until They Cough Up Receipts: PCs
The PC Opposition is wading into a labour relations dispute involving Royal Greenland, which owns Quin-Sea Fisheries. The FFAW this week revealed that the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) has fi...
Nov 01, 2024 PC Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham (VOCM News/file)
Loss of Hour Better Than Gaining One, Sleep Prof Says of Time Change
The clocks "fall back" this weekend, and while many people dread the loss of that extra hour of daylight in the evening, a clinical psychologist says the switch to standard time is actually better for...
Nov 01, 2024
Metcalfe Trumpets 'Big Win' After Convoy Protest Charges Dismissed
Two people cleared of harassing the premier and his family say the entire affair was "a big win" in their books. Dana Metcalfe and Shane Sweeney were charged after a pop-up convoy protest outside Prem...
Nov 01, 2024 Shane Sweeney and Dana Metcalfe in provincial court. (VOCM News)
Concerns Over Province's Finances Not Tied to Fall Fiscal Update: AG
The province's auditor General is clarifying that a cautionary message she recently gave to the province is not connected to the fall fiscal update that was given on Wednesday. Denise Hanrahan's offic...
Nov 01, 2024
NLMA Supports Calls To Do Away With Short-Term Sick Notes
The Canadian Medical Association is calling for an end to workplace sick note requirements for short-term absences from work. And the NLMA agrees. President Dr. Steve Major says the province is in a h...
Nov 01, 2024 Hush Naidoo Jade Photography / Unsplash
Confirmed Whooping Cough Cases Up in Labrador-Grenfell Zone
The number of confirmed cases of whooping cough has jumped in the Labrador-Grenfell health zone. Officials say that since July, there have been 26 confirmed cases in the region, in people ranging in a...
Nov 01, 2024 (Photo courtesy Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
