Category Archives: Local News

Thousands are without power as crews from across the island work to restore electricity after a night of freezing rain. Over 2,500 customers on the Southern Shore and St. Mary's Bay are without power ...

A significant police presence in Downtown St. John's led to no arrests Sunday morning. RNC started closing off parts of Warbury Street just after daybreak, as officers with guns drawn narrowed in on a...

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's has one of the lowest property tax rates in the metro region after reducing it for 2026. Mayor Dave Bartlett says his town, population just over 8,000, looked at everything ...

The provincial government introduced a new cell phone policy for schools in 2025, and the NLTA is hearing positive things about it from its members. The policy, implemented last January, bans students...

The premier doesn't believe the projected increase in the deficit will affect his ability to live up to promises made on the campaign trail. Finance minister Craig Pardy recently released a fiscal upd...

Concerns have been raised about the number of 'Code White' - or violent situation - alerts at Pleasant View Towers, which houses long-term mental health patients. NL Health Services says Pleasant View...

Paradise has some thinking to do as it ponders an expansion of recreational infrastructure. It has most of the amenities of a large suburban town, but not a swimming pool. It commissioned an engineeri...

There was a time not so long ago when the options for food and drink at St. John's International Airport were limited to say the least. Nowadays, you can get sit in a pub in the departure lounge with ...

RNC managed to take an impaired driver off our roadways thanks to the man's failure to obey traffic signals. Officers on patrol in downtown St. John's spotted the car running a red light around 1:00 t...

The president of Municipalities NL is addressing what she calls misconceptions around the effects of increasing the housing stock in communities. During MNL's annual conference earlier this year, Amy ...