Category Archives: Local News

Transportation crews have fanned out across the western portion of the island assessing damage and effecting repairs following flash flooding over the Easter weekend. The hardest hit area was Rouze's ...

Recruitment efforts to hire more nurses into the public health care system continue. According to numbers provided by the department, as of March 13, 189 job offers had been accepted by new graduates ...

An investigation is underway into a house fire in Shea Heights early this morning. Firefighters were on the scene when RNC arrived at 2:30. There is no immediate word on damage or whether anyone was d...

Starting today and running through to November 30, all garbage put out at the curb in the City of St. John's must be fully covered. Most areas of the city use garbage bins for automated garbage collec...

NL Health Services will be implementing a new health information system for the entire province. The organization says it marks the beginning of the largest digital health system to be undertaken in N...

Tipping the bottle or glass will cost more today. The federal excise tax on beer, wine and spirits was supposed to go up by nearly five per cent but Ottawa has capped the annual increase to two per ce...

The federal government is going to be rolling out the first phase of national universal pharmacare in Budget 2024. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the new plan will remove barriers to access m...

Masking is no longer required in health care facilities in the province. As of today, masking is no longer necessary in clinical areas in health care facilities for visitors, support people, clients a...

Premier Andrew Furey is calling for an emergency meeting of all leaders across the country to talk climate change and the carbon tax. Furey is one of seven premiers who disagree with Ottawa's approach...

Gas prices are up this morning. The price of gas is up by 3.8 cents per litre while diesel is up by 4.7 cents. The Public Utilities Board says the price adjustment reflects the scheduled increases to ...