Category Archives: Local News

If you're looking to head out for a pint this St. Paddy's day weekend, you can do so while also supporting the Community Food Sharing Association later today. It's VOCM Cares' annual Pack the Pub Fund...

Calls are mounting for the province to expand its ankle monitoring program, but government is mum on when that will come to fruition. This week, the NDP presented a petition in the House of Assembly w...

Premier Tony Wakeham and fisheries minister Loyola O'Driscoll are headed to Boston for major fisheries conference. Seafood Expo North America 2026 takes place tomorrow through Tuesday. Government says...

If you're looking for a new way to cut down on your grocery bill, the solution might be as simple as downloading an app. Shoppers across the province are using the Flashfood app on their phones to sav...

The education minister is clarifying what he has described as a "mess" with the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program. Paul Dinn says the previous government signed on to that agreement wi...

Canada's unemployment rate shot up last month but the rate in Newfoundland and Labrador held steady. Nationally, unemployment rose to 6.7 per cent from 6.5 while in this province, it remained at 9.2 -...

The Southern Shore Breakers are taking issue with the level of discipline administered by the St. John's Junior Hockey League following a brawl Saturday night in the Goulds. Twelve players and the hea...

Metro police arrested a couple of impaired drivers in the past 24 hours including one who was stuck in a snowbank. RNC were flagged down in Conception Bay South at about 2:00 this morning by people wh...

There's a yellow St. Patrick's weekend storm warning out for much of the island including metro. The snow begins tonight in most areas and will wind down tomorrow morning but not before 15-20 cm is on...

Premier Tony Wakeham says he plans to change the legislation dictating how long an MHA can be out of government before they can join boards that lobby government. The issue came to light in the House ...