Category Archives: Local News

One person has died following a collision on Veterans Memorial Highway near Roaches Line Tuesday morning. Emergency responders rushed to the area around 10 a.m. Two vehicles were extensively damaged, ...

Despite a recent assessment by DFO that mackerel remains in the critical zone, Oceana Canada believes there is proof that the rebuilding of the stock is working. A marine scientist with Oceana Canada,...

Premier Tony Wakeham is slamming the opposition Liberals after they criticized the appointment of three people to the Churchill Falls Negotiation Review Panel. Energy Critic Fred Hutton questioned the...

It is National Blood Donor Week, and Canadian Blood Services is looking for donors to add to its roster of over 400-thousand to sustain Canada's blood and plasma supply. One of those who was on the re...

Recent acts of violence have rattled people throughout the province and the minister of justice is offering her assurance that government is working on ways to improve the sense of public safety. Hele...

A man has been charged in a domestic incident in which a woman was assaulted. She went to the police station in Mount Pearl at about lunchtime yesterday to lodge a complaint. She told officers that he...

The Town of Cartwright has secured a meeting with the provincial government, after protesting throughout the day yesterday at the site of the now-halted school project. The mayor, councillors and resi...

Reports out of Quebec indicate that Quebec Premier Christine Frechette is eager to reach a new MOU with this province by the end of July. Energy Minister Lloyd Parrott told reporters last week that ne...

NAPE Union leader Jerry Earle is accusing the provincial government of "pitting worker against worker" in offering labour market adjustments to recruit workers to the Department of Transportation. Tha...

The town of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's is mourning the passing of a former mayor who helped found the community's first town council in the late 1970s. Jim Neary passed away last week at the age of 8...