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Atlantic Storm Activity Picks Up After August Lull
The Atlantic basin is starting to wake up again following an unusual lull in tropical storm activity in August. Hurricane Francine recently hit Louisiana, and there is another system in the tropics th...
Sep 13, 2024 (Insurance Business North America)
Swearing-In Ceremony for New Waterford Valley MHA Today
Jamie Korab will officially be sworn in as the MHA for Waterford Valley today. Korab won the seat in a by-election in August, beating Nicole Boland of the NDP and Jesse Wilkins of the Pcs. The swearin...
Sep 13, 2024
St. Brendan's Exploring Options After Supplier Pulls Out of Home Oil Deliveries
The Deputy Mayor of St. Brendan's is concerned about how residents are going to heat their homes this winter as their oil supplier will no longer make the trek. Earlier this week - North Atlantic made...
Sep 12, 2024
Town of Portugal Cove South Taking Extra Steps to Keep Local RC Church from being Sold
People in the community of Portugal Cove South are pulling out all the stops - or locks - to try to save their local church. Holy Rosary Church is being sold by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. J...
Sep 12, 2024
Labrador Health Officials Expand Whooping Cough Booster Program to Grades 6-9 Amid Surge in Cases
The provincial government is expanding its whooping cough vaccination booster program to include students in grade 8, but on the north coast of Labrador, that program has been expanded even further. S...
Sep 12, 2024 (Photo courtesy Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
Kurt Churchill Arrested for Sexual Assault as Murder Charge Stayed
Kurt Churchill, who beat a murder charge in St. John's this morning, is in a Toronto jail, charged with sexual assault. VOCM has learned that while his Toronto lawyers were in Supreme Court in St. Joh...
Sep 12, 2024 File photo of Kurt Churchill with his Ontario defence lawyers Frank Addario and James Foy. (VOCM News)
Newfoundland and Labrador Opens Boston Trade Office Amid Energy Talks
Newfoundland and Labrador is reaching into the eastern seaboard of the United States in its quest to open up new avenues of trade and export. Premier Andrew Furey has been in Boston all week as part o...
Sep 12, 2024
St. John's International Airport Braces for Potential Air Canada Strike as Deadline Approaches
The St. John's International Airport Authority is watching the potential strike situation at Air Canada very closely. Members of the Air Line Pilots Association have set 12:01 a.m. Wednesday (Eastern ...
Sep 12, 2024 (St. John's International Airport.)
Distracted Driving: It's Not Just Cell Phones-Dashboard Screens Are a Key Factor
Distracted driving is often highlighted by law enforcement as a factor in many vehicle collisions. While many believe cell phones are to blame, Safety NL says sometimes it's the vehicles themselves. S...
Sep 12, 2024
Keeping Must Serve 16 Years Before Parole For Conne River Murder
Convicted killer Kirk Keeping has been ordered to serve 16 years in prison before he can be eligible for any freedom. The decision was handed down this morning in Grand Falls-Windsor Supreme Court by ...
Sep 12, 2024 Kirk Keeping is brought into Grand Falls-Windsor Supreme Court this morning for sentencing. (Supreme Court/VOCM News)
