Category Archives: Local News

This week, St. John's welcomes about 150 international actors and theatre delegates for STACON 26, the 36th annual conference of the Shakespeare Theatre Association. This year's event is being hosted ...

A well-known businessman in central Newfoundland has passed away. Frank Howard's business enterprise started when he moved to Grand Falls in the 1960s to run a Mercury dealership. When a General Motor...

The seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. officials is raising serious questions about American intentions in the South American nation. U.S. forces conducted air strikes on the Venez...

Schools in the metro area will be closed for the remainder of the day as the Avalon digs out from the first major snowfall of the year. Provincial government offices meanwhile, are reopening for the a...

Major changes are coming to the way in which information is collected, stored and shared in the health care system. A single, digital health system will be introduced in the spring, something NLHS is ...

Legislated processes put in place last year to address unclaimed remains are "working effectively" according to NL Health Services. Back in May, NLHS started a website listing the names of deceased wh...

The city of Mount Pearl is expected to release a new five-year community well-being and safety plan sometime this month. The plan came out of public consultations and a review of public safety in the ...

2026 marks the 75th anniversary of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador and MNL has a number of events planned. President Amy Coady says it will be an important year for them as they celebrate the...

Team Canada's fate at the World Juniors will be decided in a bronze medal matchup. Canada lost 6-4 to Czechia in the semifinal, giving up the winning goal with about a minute left in the third. Canada...

A 38-year-old man is in the lockup after an assault at a home in the east end of St. John's last night. A woman called RNC around 8:30 last evening to report that she was being assaulted. The suspect ...