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Woman Who Bid Titan Crew Final Farewell Becomes Emotional During Hearing
A former OceanGate mission specialist who was on the Polar Prince when the Titan submersible imploded killing all five people on board defended deep-sea exploration as she wrapped up her testimony bef...
Sep 19, 2024
Coast Guard Identifies Crewmember Lost at Sea Off Newfoundland
The Canadian Coast Guard has identified the crewmember believed to be lost at sea earlier this week. Jocelyn De Varennes, of Quebec City, was an electrical officer on board the icebreaker Vincent Mass...
Sep 19, 2024 Jocelyn De Varennes was awarded the Governor General's Exemplary Service Medal in 2018. (Via Facebook)
New E-Van From CAA to Help Move and Share Food in Community
The Community Food Sharing Association was presented with a new electric vehicle from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) during a ceremony Wednesday in St. John's. The Ford Transit vehicle will...
Sep 19, 2024 Community Food Sharing Association general manager Tina Bishop with the new electric van from CAA. (VOCM News)
MUNSU Draws Attention to 'Crumbling Infrastructure' on City Campus
Posters have been showing up around Memorial University in St. John's, criticizing "crumbling infrastructure" on campus. And Nicolas Keough, the union's director of external affairs, communication and...
Sep 19, 2024
Province Working to Provide Safe Accommodations to Those Fleeing Domestic Violence
Housing Minister John Abbott says more applications are already being processed through an expansion of the Canada Housing Benefit for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in this province. Yesterday, t...
Sep 19, 2024
Province Gets Specific With Registered Nursing Numbers, Vacancies
The provincial government is breaking down the numbers regarding nursing vacancies in Newfoundland and Labrador. For the first time officials are painting a picture of the turnover rate specifically a...
Sep 19, 2024 From left, Jeannine Herritt, ADM, Dept. of Health, Minister John Hogan and NL Health Services V-P Debbie Molloy. (VOCM News)
Burin Peninsula RCMP Seeking Help to Find and Arrest Wanted Man
RCMP in Marystown have issued an arrest warrant for a wanted man. Thirty-seven-year-old Bryan Adam Hillier is facing a number of charges for various offences. He's currently wanted for failing to show...
Sep 19, 2024 (Bryan Adam Hillier/RCMP)
Furey in Three-Way Tie For Second in Latest Premier Approval Survey
Premier Andrew Furey is tied for second in the latest gauge of public support for premiers across the country. The Angus Reid Institute's latest survey of approval ratings shows Manitoba's Wab Kinew l...
Sep 19, 2024
Happy City Wary of St. John's Title as Best in Canada For Renters
A survey showing that St. John's is the best city in the country for renters is being viewed with a skeptical eye by Happy City St. John's. The survey, by Point2 Homes, was released earlier this year ...
Sep 19, 2024 (Shutterstock.com)
Tobin Prepared to Fill Big Shoes of Longtime Wabana Mayor Gosine
The newly-elected mayor of Wabana says he cherished every moment working with former longtime mayor Gary Gosine, and plans to continue important infrastructure work in the community. Philip Tobin says...
Sep 19, 2024 Wabana Mayor Philip Tobin.
