Category Archives: Local News

RCMP issued 20 tickets on the weekend along a stretch of road that's no stranger to high speeds. RCMP patrolled both sides of Gander Bay on Saturday, checking for drivers exceeding the posted 60 km/h ...

Residents at Lane's Retirement Home can't always get out to do their own shopping but are now able to take advantage of their very own shopping boutique. Cynthia Taylor, the recreation and enrichment ...

The MHA for Labrador West voted against the provincial budget in the House of Assembly last week. Jordan Brown points to many reasons why he went against the budget including a lack of planning for re...

Delegates from across the province are gathering in St. John's for CUPE NL's 50th annual convention at the Delta Hotel Conference Centre. The theme of this year's convention is Why Politics Matter, an...

Three candidates are in place for the by-election in Baie Verte-Green Bay. Owen Burt represents the Liberal Party, Riley Harnett is running for the NDP and Lin Paddock is representing the PCs. The by-...

Tent city near Bannerman Park is no more, but supporters see it as a dark day for the province. Government declared last week that the encampment could not continue, but assured in the same breath tha...

A woman in her sixties is dead as the result of a house fire on Bell Island last night. Emergency crews were called just before midnight. The woman, who was found inside the home, was taken to the Dr....

RNC confirm that convicted sex offender Doug Snelgrove is no longer employed by them. Snelgrove, a former RNC constable, was on-duty and in uniform when he sexually assaulted a woman he picked up in t...

The RNC has arrested and charged a man in connection with an investigation into sexual assault against a young person. Police received a report on Tuesday related to an incident that was alleged to ha...

A buyer has been found for a business that has been operating in the province for generations. An agreement has been reached for the purchase of Big Eric's on Blackmarsh Road, which entered into the C...