Category Archives: Local News

The union representing per-course instructors at Memorial University has received an overwhelming strike mandate from its members. The Lecturers' Union has been without a collective agreement for four...

Access to affordable housing topped the conversation in last week's Labrador West Summit. Area MHA Jordan Brown says housing is the solution to addressing other issues, like recruitment and retention ...

A workplace incident aboard a fishing vessel off Nova Scotia late last month claimed the life of a man from this province. Thirty-six-year-old Scott Dicks from Grand Bank died on February 22 while wor...

A man is facing impaired driving charges following a collision in Mount Pearl on Sunday. Police responded to the scene just before the lunch hour. Following an investigation, a 67-year-old driver of o...

The passing of Canada's 18th Prime Minister will likely be front and centre in the Legislature today before our politicians begin gnashing at each other. Brian Mulroney, who left an indelible mark on ...

More than 850 NL Housing units will undergo renovations thanks to a federal funding boost. Ottawa is putting up $8.7 million over the course of three years to help modernize and upgrade NLHC units. Wo...

A government announcement set for this morning has many speculating whether an update is coming on a possible high school in the Paradise region. Paradise is among the largest and fastest-growing muni...

The auditor general in this province is concerned about the cost of decommissioning offshore oil wells. AG Denise Hanrahan, in her 2023 Financial Statements Audit, recommends that government conclude ...

The Premier is not tipping his hand as to the timing of the by-election in Fogo-Cape Freels but the campaign has unofficially begun. The by-election will fill the vacancy created with the passing of D...

The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is going to allow a class action claim against Central Health in relation to breaches of privacy involving patients. While they will be the test cases, t...