Category Archives: Local News

Workplace NL calls recent stats showing that half a million Canadian miss work every week due to a psychological health issue "staggering" and it's aiming to do something about it. Wokplace NL has a s...

NL Health Services are going to partner with Swiss firm Lyfegen to streamline and improve the pharmaceutical rebate process for some oncology and other drug products. NL Health holds confidential agre...

A local company is hoping to fill a niche left vacant in the province for years. The provincial government recently amended legislation paving the way for ride sharing services. That's where Kabby, th...

Virtually all regions of the province are in for some type of heavy weather tomorrow with snow, ice, rain and wind on the island and blizzard-like snowfall in parts of Labrador. The messy mixture will...

Ottawa has awarded a $34-million contract to Newdock for the conversion and refit of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Judy LaMarsh. The federal government says work on the vessel began last month and is ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be no extension on the deadline to repay CEBA loans. That comes as a crushing blow to many businesses, particularly those in the hospitality industry, tha...

Loblaws has confirmed that it is cutting the discounted amount on products nearing expiry from 50 to 30 per cent. The company responded to questions raised by Sylvain Charlebois of Dalhousie Universit...

Businesses in the Stavanger Drive area of St. John's are pleased with a new role for the old Costco building which has been sitting empty since the store pulled up stakes for Galway back in 2019. Last...

A figure skating coach suspended due to allegations of sexual misconduct against children made his first public appearance in Supreme Court this morning. Thirty-year-old Matthew Power was initially su...

The Royal St. John's Regatta will be a little earlier in 2025 as the Canada Summer Games takes over Quidi Vidi Lake. The committee says the Regatta will now be the last Wednesday in July, instead of t...