Category Archives: Local News

The Department of Education is drafting a new policy which it says could result in restrictions on the use of cell phones in schools, pending public consultation set to begin in September. The changes...

A teenager was arrested after doing some damage to a home in the capital city's east end. A resident called the RNC just after 2 p.m. yesterday to report the teen for property damage. The 14-year-old ...

RCMP in Holyrood are asking for the public's help in locating a pickup stolen from a cabin property in the Brigus Junction area earlier this month. The black 2015 Ford F450 has an Ontario license plat...

Choices for Youth is laying off 16 full-time employees and 15 youth trainees, and is unable to fill existing vacancies after failing to finalize a $4-million funding agreement with the federal governm...

Patios along Water Street in downtown St. John's have become an important summer attraction in recent years, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the permitting costs to get one ar...

The editor of the Newfoundland Quarterly is among those wondering what will happen if The Telegram's printing press shuts down for good following the acquisition of Saltwire by Postmedia. The newspape...

Airline travel to and from Labrador was on the agenda as Lake Melville MHA met with representatives of PAL Airlines. Transportation Minister Fred Hutton and area MHAs Lisa Dempster and Krista Lynn How...

The Canadian economy continued its cooling trend in July, dropping to a 40 month low of 2.5 per cent. Price pressures that were driving high inflation are continuing to fade with lower costs for trave...

A co-op has been formed to help keep household glass out of local landfills. For years, residents of the province have long lamented the inability to recycle glass jars, resorting to throwing them in ...

One of the province's bucket-list tourism destinations has received a cash infusion to help make some upgrades to its historic structures. The Battle Harbour Historic Trust received close to $150,000 ...