Category Archives: Local News

The federal government is restoring employment insurance benefits to cover what would have been a four-week gap for many seasonal workers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Yesterday's Fall Economic Statem...

A family physician in Lewisporte, who nearly left the community altogether due to alleged racism and bullying against his daughter, has decided to stay. The story of Dr. Gerges Ambarak grabbed the att...

There is no sign of terrorist involvement in a vehicle explosion on the Rainbow Bridge, located at Niagara Falls, according to the Governor of New York. Kathy Hochul provided an update on the results ...

A long-time deaf rights advocate has announced her intent to run for the NDP nomination in Conception Bay East - Bell Island. A vacancy will be created when long-time MHA Tory David Brazil steps down ...

Registered Nurses Union President Yvette Coffey is pleased with a pilot project that she hopes will eliminate or significantly reduce the province's reliance on so-called agency nurses. The province h...

Someone made off with a substantial amount of fuel from a commercial work site on the Bonavista Peninsula earlier this month. RCMP say approximately 2,000 litres of diesel was stolen from the site on ...

Worker's Comp rates are increasing by 2.4 per cent due to rising claims costs. Workplace NL says the average assessment rate paid by employers will increase by 2.4 per cent to $1.73 per $100 of assess...

Government's announced creation of a Policing Transformation Working Group came as a complete surprise to First Voice, an urban Indigenous advocacy group based in St. John's. First Voice last year rel...

Statistics Canada says inflation in October dropped to 3.1 per cent over the 3.8 per cent in September, but was up over the previous year. The biggest driving factors behind year-over-year inflation f...

A 44-year-old man from Hare Bay is facing charges following a frightening hit and run incident in Bonavista North on the weekend. RCMP say two women were taken to hospital for treatment after the car ...