Category Archives: Local News

A recent report on Access to Information requests has revealed shortcomings in responses provided by the Premier's Office. The province's Privacy Commissioner says the complaints stemmed from ATIPPA r...

A woman has been arrested after another woman was injured in a dispute at a residence in Mount Pearl yesterday. The incident happened at about 2:30 in the afternoon. The 53-year-old faces charges of a...

Another person in this province has died after a slight up-tick in reported cases of COVID-19. Sixty-one new cases of the virus were reported in the week of April 14 to April 20, compared to 39 cases ...

Effective this fall, public schools in Ontario will be limiting the use of cellphones and cracking down on the use of vape products. Ontario's education minister, Stephen Lecce, says any student with ...

May 27 will be by-election day in the district of Baie Verte-Green Bay. Polls in the district will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day, with advance polling taking place on Tuesday, May 21. So far,...

It's a sure sign of summer, even though the weather isn't co-operating. The boats go back out on Quidi Vidi Lake for the Royal St. John's Regatta today. They will be available around mid-afternoon. Th...

Baseball NL has launched a new Step Up to the Plate program to help increase interest and participation in the sport across the province. Minor Committee Chair with Baseball NL, Kristyn Coley says the...

The capital city will begin collecting yard waste tomorrow. Yard waste will be collected on the same day as recycling until the end of November. Things such as leaves, grass clippings, plants, shrubs,...

An organ donor recipient is raising awareness about the importance of organ donation to help save lives. Robert Lundrigan of Spaniard's Bay has been living for 15 years with a kidney donated by his wi...

The provincial government has issued a call for applications for the 2024/25 Accessibility Grants. The program replaces the Inclusion and Capacity Grants to align with Accessibility Act to remove barr...