Category Archives: Local News

Talks aimed at setting a price for snow crab this season have broken off. Negotiations between the FFAW and Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) had been ongoing this week against the backdrop of on...

A Stephenville Crossing man was charged after a significant quantity of drugs and cash were seized from his home. The man was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation involving numerous RCMP div...

Health care is a significant part of this year's provincial budget. Government is spending $4.1 billion on health care, representing 40 per cent of the overall budget. Of that, $30 million is going to...

Amid great uncertainty and some of the most unique circumstances in the province's history, government has forged ahead and presented its budget for the coming year. The 2024-2025 budget includes no n...

The long-awaited 164-bed Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook will open to patients starting June 2. The hospital will include a number of health care services including medical imaging ...

"You're the man, John!" "You started this, John Efford, you're our man, you're our person." That was the endorsement John Efford received this afternoon outside Confederation Building as he spoke to h...

The protest at Confederation Building continues but not to the same degree we saw yesterday. The FFAW met with Fisheries Minister Elvis Loveless for a couple of hours this week and the two made signif...

The CEO of the St. John's Board of Trade says a merger with the NL Employers' Council will encourage collaboration with chambers of commerce across the province. AnnMarie Boudreau says the board alway...

The provincial government is tabling its budget today, but budget coverage will look very different. Most groups, like the unions and business leaders, are gathering off-site to examine the budget doc...

Parliament has voted against a motion by the Conservatives to scrap the carbon tax which is due to increase by 23 per cent on April 1. Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a motion earlier th...