Category Archives: Local News

The provincial government has released the details of the repatriation of the remains of an unknown First World War soldier to Newfoundland and Labrador. The repatriation will be part of the centennia...

St. John's councillors are torn over a proposed apartment building for the extreme east end of the city. Newco Metal and Recycling wants to put up the 12-unit, three-storey structure to house its empl...

Firefighters from two departments spent the overnight battling a house fire in Blaketown. The blaze broke out just after midnight, and crews were wrapping up around 7 a.m. putting out hot spots. Jamie...

Metro police had their hands full with a couple of teenagers over the lunch hour yesterday. A boy was charged with assault with a weapon following the disturbance at a business in the centre city of S...

A Quebec-based businessman says he has sorted through what he calls some "financial obstacles" and hopes to have Mallard Cottage up and running by the end of the month. Blair McIntosh has been involve...

One of the main things in which other jurisdictions are doing better than Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the National President of CUPE, is consultation. CUPE NL is holding its annual convent...

St. John's International will be limited to one landing strip for the next few months due to rehabilitation work on one of its runways. Runway 16-34 and some taxiways will be undergoing a seven-phase ...

There will be a test of the emergency alert system in this province this afternoon. A loud test alert will be broadcast on radio, television, smartphones, and other electronic devices at 3:25 p.m. on ...

Are you prepared should calamity strike? This is Emergency Preparedness Week and the provincial government is reminding residents to do their part to ensure their household is prepared in the event of...

RCMP confirm that the remains of a 51-year-old man reported missing in Ontario were found inside a tractor trailer that have been driven back to Newfoundland from Ontario. Brian Lush was reported miss...