Category Archives: Local News

A novice driver on Bell Island won't be getting back behind the wheel anytime soon after they were clocked at nearly double the speed limit. RCMP stopped the 17-year-old driver on June 28 after they w...

The provincial government has issued a tender for the completion of the Team Gushue highway. The most recently completed section of the highway opened nearly six years ago, with the final stretch bein...

The City of St. John's has signed a statement of understanding with Ottawa to create a national urban park in the city. The federal government says such parks improve access to nature and green space,...

Residents of Fogo Island/Change Islands are breathing a sigh of relief with the return of the Veteran ferry. The vessel returned to service after a lengthy stint on drydock for repairs. Fogo mayor And...

The local South Sudanese community will be gathering in Pippy Park today to celebrate their country's independence day. The east African nation officially gained independence from Sudan on this day in...

MUN Provost Dr. Jennifer Lokash says pro-Palestinian protesters, who were removed from Memorial property on Friday, were informed by lawyers on Thursday that they could no longer live in a building or...

Two teenagers have been arrested after a bizarre incident outside a business in Mount Pearl just before the lunch hour yesterday. Several youth refused to leave the store and when challenged, one of t...

The opposition parties are not happy about the premier's decision to appoint an interim health minister, rather than appoint one full time. John Hogan, who is also the minister of justice and public s...

Marine Atlantic is confident the Ala'suinu will be ready to enter service tomorrow. The corporation says port trials, which took place over the past week, were successful and preparations are underway...

Charges are pending against a 40-year-old woman who was apprehended with the help of Police Service Dog Phox, after allegedly breaking into a home in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on the weekend. Police were...