Category Archives: Local News

Since the Pope offered dispensation to local Catholics declaring seal meat as fish, seal has been a Good Friday favourite for many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. Taylor's has been doing a steady bu...

The battle for the province's storied and historic senior hockey championship starts this weekend. The Herder Memorial finals kick off at the C.B.S. Arena on Friday night between the St. John's Capita...

The Nurses Union says it has received confirmation from Auditor General Denise Hanrahan that her office will conduct a performance audit of health sector contracts. RNU President Yvette Coffey says re...

The province's reliance on private agency nurses remains high, but the numbers are dropping. That's according to NL Health Services. The health authority says the number of agency nurses working in th...

A vigil will be held this evening to honour the life and memory of a woman who was the victim of a homicide three weeks ago. Friends and supporters are encouraging others to join them in downtown St. ...

Amid ongoing discussion in this province about violence in schools and children accessing porn in the classroom on their phones, four school boards in Ontario are now suing some of the social media gi...

The owners of the Newfoundland Growlers say they are working toward a "positive resolution" to the current uncertainty surrounding the team. In a statement issued today, Deacon Sports and Entertainmen...

Banking is returning to Fogo Island, a service that residents have been without since last year. Atlantic Edge Credit Union expects to be up and running out of the former Scotiabank building by the fa...

The Innu Nation is concerned about what it calls the failure of RCMP to curtail the sale of illicit drugs flowing through communities in Labrador. Innu leadership is asking both federal and provincial...

Premier Andrew Furey is standing firm with his call for a pause to the federal carbon tax increase due to come into effect on Monday, all while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has written premiers askin...