Category Archives: Local News

The Chair of the Federation of School Councils welcomes word from the Department of Education that a renewed policy is coming on the use of electronic devices in schools. It comes after other jurisdic...

Memorial University's Students' Union will be watching with interest the actions of MUN's Board of Regents now that Justin Ladha has been appointed as the new Chair. MUNSU has made a number of demands...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is welcoming some new faces with the latest recruits setting out into the community. Constable James Cadigan says the latest round of students at the Atlantic Polic...

Keyin College has announced some support for three different soccer initiatives throughout the province. A total of $200,000 has been set aside. $120,000 of that goes toward a three-year agreement wit...

Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham is disappointed to hear that Choices for Youth has been forced to cut jobs and programming due to issues in accessing operational funding. Wakeham was responding to a $1...

Residents in the district of Waterford Valley will decide on their new MHA today. The successful candidate will take over from former longtime MHA and cabinet minister Tom Osborne, who retired from po...

The St. John's Regional Fire Department is advising the public of a notification from UL Solutions that a Wi-Fi Smoke Detector being marketed under the Jllom brand bears an unauthorized UL certificati...

A 32-year-old man is dead after a collision involving a bicycle and vehicle in Corner Brook last night. First responders rushed to the intersection of Reid Street and Humber Park around 9 p.m. to find...

It costs significantly less to fill up your gas tank this morning. Gas is down by up to 5 cents per litre. Diesel drops by about 2 cents on the island, but is up nearly 2 cents in Lab West. Furnace oi...

The federal minister responsible disputes claims that Choices for Youth's funding has been cut. The organization recently announced significant layoffs and program cuts. They were expecting $4-million...