Category Archives: Local News

The RNC is warning the public after a recent drug seizure resulted in the confirmed presence of drugs never before detected in the province. Health Canada has confirmed that it's the first time that t...

A local drag queen is about to take her performances to a national stage. Tara Nova has revealed via social media that she will be performing on Season 5 of Canada's Drag Race, which streams on Crave....

A bridge on the Burin Peninsula Highway will be down to one lane well into next year. An assessment has revealed that the Red Harbour West River Bridge will need more work than first thought. Governme...

Tony Wakeham has announced another pre-election PC policy, this time focusing on business affordability, this being Small Business Week. The provincial Tory leader calls the business community the "ba...

The Prime Minister won't be stepping down. Justin Trudeau told reporters today that he will stay on beyond the October 28th deadline set by 24 of his party detractors and outlined in a letter presente...

Police in Deer Lake are looking for information after two Sea-Doos and a boat trailer were stolen from a home. The RCMP say the machines, which were loaded onto the trailer, were taken around 6:00 Wed...

The federal government announced that it is cutting immigration numbers - at least in the short term - to ensure what it calls "well-managed" and sustainable growth in the long-term. The number of imm...

Alternate Education Minister John Haggie believes the new benefits plan implemented for early childhood educators will have an impact on recruitment and retention efforts. The new plan came into effec...

The man whose remains were found in the rubble of the Driftwood Inn was in the province on what the family calls a "dream" moose-hunting trip. Seventy-seven-year-old Eugene Earl Spoon of Winfield, Kan...

The Canadian Centre for Health Information has released a new report on health care priorities, and for Newfoundland and Labrador it shows some areas where the province is far ahead, and others where ...