Category Archives: Local News

The deadline for indigenous groups and members of the public to apply for funding to participate in a regional assessment of offshore wind development is just over a week away. The federal government ...

Questions are already being raised about whether or not government will issue a second cost of living cheque to residents in the year ahead. Those aged 18 and older who earned less than $100,000 were ...

An initiative to promote energy efficiency in Glovertown is being heralded as a huge success. The town recently partnered with Newfoundland Power and NL Hydro to distribute free packs of 5 LED light b...

The Mayor of Corner Brook is warning of some traffic disruptions in the city this year. The municipality is continuing with the Mount Bernard Avenue Rebuild, which is needed to provide sewer and water...

One person is in hospital following a single vehicle collision in the east end of the capital city. Police were notified of a possible impaired driver on Torbay Road just before 3:00 a.m. on Sunday. W...

An MHA representing Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair says while healthcare is a challenge across the country, things are increasingly difficult in Labrador. Lisa Dempster, Minister Responsible for Labrado...

Dalhousie University infectious disease specialist, physician and researcher Dr. Lisa Barrett wants to see higher levels of vaccination in light of a new Omicron subvariant now in circulation. Only ab...

RCMP is expected to provide an update on a situation in Campbellton that led to a lengthy road closure. Shortly after 7:00 a.m. Saturday, Lewisporte RCMP advised that Route 340, which runs through the...

A social and economic well-being plan is one of the major pieces of social policy now being explored by the provincial government. The minister of children, seniors and social development, John Abbott...

The province is moving ahead with wind development on the island after lifting the moratorium on wind energy. While the focus right now is on wind development to fuel hydrogen production for the expor...