Category Archives: Local News

The vice-president of Memorial's Grenfell Campus is moving on. Dr. Ian Sutherland will become the next president and vice-chancellor of Mount Allison University in New Brunswick effective July 15. Sut...

The contract with Canadian Health Labs for travel nurses working in the Western zone under NL Health Service came to an end yesterday, resulting in the remaining public service nurses being mandated t...

RCMP in Grand Falls-Windsor have released some surveillance images from a recent theft from the Westwood Inn. Police say they received a report on Wednesday, February 28 at 4:30 that a man wearing a g...

Husky Oil is facing fines of $2.5 million in connection with the largest oil spill in this province's history. That was the joint recommendation by the Crown and company in provincial court yesterday....

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed RNC Const. Douglas Snelgrove's attempt to appeal his conviction for sexual assault. It brings to an end a nearly decade-long case that saw three trials and tw...

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...