Category Archives: Local News

The CEO of Food First NL says developing long-term strategies is all well and good, but he is encouraging government to find policies that can be implemented quickly to help people with food insecurit...

The wife of a man that was the victim of a violent attack in Mount Pearl a few years ago believes there's a lot of good things in the city's new safety and well-being plan, and now she is looking forw...

The Opposition is looking for an update on court closures that threw the court system into upheaval late last year. Civil hearings, traffic hearings and Contraventions Act cases in St. John's, Grand F...

A man spent some time in the lockup after causing a fuss at the Health Sciences early yesterday morning. Police were called to the hospital just before 6:00 Sunday morning after a man began threatenin...

The province's police forces are responding to comments made by premier Tony Wakeham, indicating he will talk with them about government opting out of the Federal Assault-Style Firearms Compensation P...

The federal government is pitching in $800,000 to help put the finishing touches on the new SPCA shelter in east end St. John's. Metro MP Joanne Thompson made the announcement Friday afternoon. The si...

A woman who was driving way too fast on Logy Bay Road ended up coming to a stop after crashing into a snowbank last night. An officer on patrol clocked the woman driving over 115 km/h in the 50 km/h z...

Two men are facing a slew of charges after two RNC officers were assaulted on George Street. RNC was called to the area around 2:40 this morning in response to an irate man. While officers were speaki...

More groups are adding their voices to the number of organizations concerned with the province's decision to cancel the MOU for a feasibility study on the proposed National Marine Conservation Area on...

Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson believes middle ground can be found regarding the proposed Marine Conservation Area along the south coast. Earlier this week, the province announced it was t...