Category Archives: Local News

Ridesharing service Uber is recruiting drivers in this province as it prepares to submit a licensing application to the provincial government. The company is hoping to be up and running in the metro a...

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the most tragic incident in the province's offshore since the Ocean Ranger disaster. Seventeen lives were lost when Cougar Flight 491-en route to the offshore-had t...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is reporting that several vehicles are off the road on Pitts Memorial Drive, just east of the TCH. Vehicles have sustained damage as a result of road damage. Driver...

Getting the appropriate ice time to practice at the local curling club has been tough, even for six-time Brier champions Team Gushue. The Bally Haly Curling Club closed its doors last year after it wa...

A taxi driver in St. John's was assaulted by a passenger last night, resulting in an arrest. The incident happened at about 10:30 at Topsail Road and Burgeo Street. A 73-year-old man has been charged ...

A vacancy on the St. John's city council will be filled tonight. Today is by-election day in Ward 4. Four people have offered themselves to fill the vacancy left when Ian Froude stepped down in Decemb...

Muslims across the province are observing the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam and is practiced as an act of worship and obedience to God. Muslims fast during the day...

The Liberals have their candidate in Fogo Island-Cape Freels. Dana Blackmore, who had been the executive assistant to the late Derrick Bragg, was picked by the party to try to keep the seat red. No da...

A fire at Central Dairies in the Donovans Industrial Park overnight caused extensive damage to a storage shed, but the main building escaped unscathed. Platoon Chief Ed Sears with the St. John's Regio...

The provincial government is close to reaching a deal with the feds to help fund a new prison. Last December, the province went back to the drawing board for the replacement of the aging HMP, citing b...