Category Archives: Local News

The NL Teachers' Union has received assurances that no impacts will be felt as the English School District transitions into the Department of Education. Union President Trent Langdon says maintaining ...

The federal NDP candidate for St. John's East, Mary Shortall, has been knocking on doors with a petition to ask the government to speed up their commitment to pharmacare, one she says has been univers...

A house fire in Mount Pearl on Saturday afternoon left seven people temporarily homeless. The blaze gutted one side of a duplex on Easton Place, with the other half sustaining smoke and water damage. ...

The RCMP is warning drivers to be safe as the highways and roads get busier on the long weekend. It's Labour Day weekend across the province, with thousands of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians hitting...

A family is speaking out over a denied medical transportation assistance claim for a key procedure for their son's rare congenital birth defect. Jeff Power shared that, following consultations from th...

Someone in Newfoundland and Labrador is $100,000 richer today. A Lotto 649 ticket purchased in the province for Saturday night's draw matched all six numbers for the TAG prize. The winning combination...

A 46-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly spitting on an police officer on the west coast. Around 8:00 p.m. last night, police were called to the Main Street area of Corner Brook, where a dr...

Fans of the one and only Jimmy Buffett are mourning his passing at the age of 76, including distant relations in this province. The "Margaritaville'' singer-songwriter died Friday surrounded by his fa...

The provincial government has installed new highway signs across Newfoundland and Labrador, aiming to remind motorists of the considerable dangers of distracted driving. Distracted driving is one of t...

Memorial University is lending a hand to the techies of the future, launching a program to help students at Memorial and the College of the North Atlantic prepare for careers in the province's technol...