Category Archives: Local News

It didn't take MHA Fred Hutton long to find his way into Cabinet. He is now the Minister of Housing, which is now its own entity. It had been a part of the Children, Seniors and Social Development por...

Premier Andrew Furey says that "in concept" he is supportive of the federal government's Pharmacare program, but the province must do its due diligence before signing on. Some other provinces have voi...

A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an alleged home invasion in Carbonear Tuesday night. The RCMP received a notification from a home security company just after 8 p.m. alerting ...

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and the Kids Eat Smart Foundation is working to ensure that every child can have a free breakfast with today's Breakfast Blitz. Celina Stoyles, Executi...

The Supreme Court of Canada will say today whether it will hear RNC Constable Doug Snelgrove's appeal of his conviction for sexual assault. Today will either be the end of the road, or yet another ext...

The provincial Liberal Party hosted its annual Evening with the Premier event last night. The ballroom at the Delta Hotel in downtown St. John's was draped in a red hue for the event, which is one of ...

The price of all fuels is down this morning. There's little change in the cost of gasoline, which drops by 0.4 cents. Diesel is down by a little over 3 cents per litre. The price of furnace oil fell b...

A 23-year-old woman was arrested and charged after an assault in Massey Drive near Corner Brook. RNC were called to the community around 3:00 yesterday afternoon and found a 28-year-old woman with inj...

Two people were arrested following a recent traffic stop near Corner Brook that resulted in the seizure of cocaine and cash among other items. The RCMP pulled a vehicle over last Thursday as part of a...

World Energy GH2 has signed a $128-million deal with Ottawa to support its wind to hydrogen project on the southwest coast. The deal is with Export Development Canada to create a "credit facility" to ...