Category Archives: Local News

Scouts Canada has launched a new helpline to help people if their time in the wilderness turns into a camping calamity. People can call in to the Camptastic Helpline if they have any issues or questio...

The Member for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity says he supports the federal reopening of the commercial northern cod fishery because of what he calls the "balanced approach" taken. Churence Rogers says the de...

The John Howard Society which is focused on reintegrating people into the community following incarceration is pleased with a new set of standards for emergency shelter services released by the provin...

Premier Andrew Furey says a combination of dryness, heat, humidity and northwest winds are frustrating efforts to contain an out-of-control wildfire near Labrador City. While the winds are light, they...

RCMP continue to investigate fires that destroyed apartments used by the RCMP in Natuashish, in northern Labrador. Police say "multiple properties" burned to the ground in the community on Saturday mo...

The Council of the Federation - a gathering of the country's provincial and territorial premiers - takes place this coming week in Halifax. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says discussion will continu...

A major transportation route in the capital city has reopened. The CN Viaduct, which allows traffic to access and leave the downtown area via Pitts Memorial Drive, is open to traffic once again. That ...

The return of ferry services to Argentia is being welcomed by local businesses in the region who rely on the summer tourism season. One such operation is a food truck situated directly outside of the ...

An information rally is scheduled for today regarding efforts to save the slipway in Quidi Vidi Village. St. John's has closed the slipway, deeming it to be at the end of its life and unsafe to use. T...

A research scientist at the Marine Institute cautions that cod stocks are "not out of the woods yet" despite having moved from the critical to the cautious zone. The FFAW is in a battle with Ottawa to...