Category Archives: Local News

Applications are now being accepted for the province's athletic excellence fund. The program supports athletes by providing financial assistance to offset the costs associated with training and compet...

The provincial government is expanding a grant program which gives people who require accessible transportation more options. Eligibility for the Accessible Taxi and Busing Grant is being expanded so ...

The capital city has a new strategic heritage plan to help guide decisions on such matters for the next ten years. Councillor Tom Davis, the lead on that component of city infrastructure, says heritag...

Premier Tony Wakeham is responding to concerns by a family that the high salary being paid to a doctor by MCP for giving political advice may be why their little boy is being denied total coverage for...

Energy Minister Lloyd Parrott says any unpaid Crown land fees from former wind-hydrogen projects will now go through the collections process. Unpaid fees was one of the reasons why government made the...

Memorial University's Team Locke is the U Sports/CCAA women's national curling champion after taking top spot this weekend in Regina. The foursome topped the round-robin with a 5-2 record and edged Mc...

A 19-year-old man is without his car and license after Glovertown RCMP captured him travelling nearly twice the posted speed limit Friday morning. Shortly after 11:00, an officer patrolling Route 320 ...

Newfoundland Power says it's doing the best they can trying to restore service to customers but it's a challenge in this weather. Some roads are impassable. Most of the outages are in the metro region...

The world's toughest snowmobile endurance race gets underway today in Labrador, and the mayor of Labrador City couldn't be more excited. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Cain's Quest, a snowmob...

It was a match for the ages as Canada defeated Great Britain in the gold medal match in men's curling at the Olympics. Brad Jacobs had to pull out all the stops to win his second Olympic gold with a 9...