Category Archives: Local News

The Executive Director of Grace Sparkes House in Marystown says community-based housing is a great concept, but governments need to listen to those on the ground in the community to make it work. Lisa...

A man and a woman were arrested after a loaded firearm was found in a vehicle in Holyrood over the weekend. At about 1 a.m. on Saturday, a loaded 12-gauge shotgun was seized from a vehicle that entere...

The federal government is not straying from its messaging on clean fuel regulations, despite yet another letter from Premier Andrew Furey asking for them to be paused. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia F...

It may come as a surprise to some to learn that the area off the south coast of Newfoundland that generated the deadly tsunami of 1929, still sees fairly regular seismic activity. The massive 7.2 eart...

A woman is dead as the result of a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Botwood this morning. Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP say the woman, in her 70s, was struck while crossing Water Street around 7:30 this mor...

The provincial government is now covering the cost of drivers' medicals for those 75 years of age or older. The up to $100 in reimbursement is retroactive to April 1 of 2023. Seniors must provide a re...

Police have arrested a 56-year-old man for assault and resisting arrest after an incident in CBS yesterday evening. Around 7:20 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at a home in CBS. A woman at t...

The NL Groundfish Industry Development Council is disappointed with DFO's failure to accept their proposal to increase the quota for the summer cod fishery in area 3KL this year, and wants to see scie...

The owner of the Dymond Group of Companies expects work at the site to begin almost immediately now that a deal to transfer ownership of Stephenville Airport has been finalized. The transfer became of...

Food First NL's new Western NL Food Hub will be officially launched this week. While the online store opened to the public in July, the official grand opening is scheduled tomorrow. The social enterpr...