Category Archives: Local News

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has laid an additional 63 charges against Markus Hicks in relation to their ongoing investigation into alleged sexual violence. The new charges against the Paradise...

Conservation officers are warning the public after being alerted to the possibility of polar bears in the area of Conche on the Great Northern Peninsula. A resident of the community recently posted a ...

Happy City St. John's has put forward a number of key questions for the candidates in the upcoming Ward 4 byelection. The questions were compiled by the group's board and the public, and the responses...

Search and rescue crews were quick to jump into action to airlift a patient in rural Newfoundland to hospital last week. A SAR crew from Gander was called on to assist someone who had broken their hip...

The director of external affairs with Memorial University's Students' Union says members fully support per-course instructors who may go on strike. The union representing those lecturers has received ...

NDP Leader Jim Dinn has regained his speaking privileges in the House of Assembly. Dinn was ruled to have used unparliamentary language last October when he accused Minister Paul Pike of lying about h...

Energy Minister Andrew Parsons is hinting at some big news on the horizon as the result of this province's attendance at the Prospectors and Developers Association Conference and Trade Show in Toronto...

A parent who formed the 'Paradise Needs a High School' Facebook page says she's excited that plans are finally in the works to make it a reality. Kayla Quinlan was among those on hand at the Paradise ...

It was an important, bounce-back win for the Brad Gushue foursome at the Brier in Regina, Sask., last night. Gushue's Team Canada rink knocked off rival Kevin Koe of Alberta 8-3 in the late draw Monda...

Obstetric services are soon returning to James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander. NL Health Services CEO David Diamond says staffing will be in place to handle labour and deliveries at the hospital. A...