Category Archives: Local News

Your power bill is going up starting today. The Public Utilities Board approved an overall rate increase of 2.3 per cent earlier this year and Newfoundland Power says the hike is part of the rate miti...

A 48-year-old man is facing charges of impaired after police say he blew over three times the legal limit in Placentia on Saturday. Police were called just after 4 p.m. to reports of a suspected impai...

The recreational food fishery begins today across Newfoundland and Labrador. It looks a bit different this year, with areas under 2J3KL being extended to seven days a week from now until Labour Day. O...

A man who sped his way through a construction zone on the Port au Port Peninsula is now without his licence. The incident happened yesterday morning in a construction zone in Port au Port West-Aguathu...

The provincial government is urging people to check and make sure there are no fire bans on in your area before setting off any Canada Day Fireworks. As per government regulations, the use of firework...

A truck driver from Montreal has been charged with impaired after being pulled over near the community of Pond Cove on the Great Northern Peninsula. Port Saunders RCMP got a call about a suspected imp...

It's shaping up to be a large day across the island for those enjoying the mid-week stat holiday. Environment Canada meteorologist Mike VandenBerg says the island is in for sunshine, warm temperatures...

On this Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador officials are marking the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. On the morning of July 1st, 1916 hundreds of Newfoundlanders prepared for batt...

Anyone who shows up at the Urgent Care Clinic in the capital city's east end today won't be able to physically see a doctor. Virtual services are in place at the clinic for the entirety of the day. In...

Rainfall in the forecast is a welcome sight for residents of Labrador West after dealing with several wildfires over the last few days. Waterbombers from this province, as well as a bird dog aircraft ...