Category Archives: Local News

A man who had police units scrambling and people sheltering in place last Friday night has been released on bail. Twenty-four-year-old Rylee Rideout is charged with 10 serious, indictable offences, in...

The minister of forestry says the province's fifth water bomber is on track to be back in service for the upcoming fire season. The water bomber was damaged on a pond on the Burin Peninsula back in 20...

Denmark's foreign minister met with NATO members in London yesterday to discuss Arctic security and U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating demands to take over the autonomous region of Greenland. Tr...

Cygnus gymnastics is looking for a new home after being alerted by Loblaw of the imminent closure of the Dominion in the old Memorial Stadium on Lake Avenue. In a letter to members, Cygnus says it was...

Damage to the Southwest River Bridge near Port Blandford has temporarily severed direct trans-island travel on the Trans Canada Highway. A tractor trailer crashed at the scene yesterday, causing damag...

The Constabulary is seeking information from the public on a recent collision in the capital city. The RNC tried to pull a vehicle over on Oxen Pond Road last Friday afternoon, but instead of stopping...

A man whose jealousy-fueled rampage triggered an emergency alert and lockdown of metro schools and businesses has been sentenced to time served for running afoul of his parole. Thirty-five-year-old Ma...

A young man accused of only making matters worse during last year's wildfires is mulling over a proposed sentence from the Crown. Twenty-one-year-old Caleb Boland-Pelkey faces three charges of arson w...

Municipal Affairs Minister Chris Tibbs had a first-hand look today at an abandoned fish sauce plant that has been a thorn in the side of the town of St. Mary's for the last two decades. Tibbs says gov...

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an incident Friday night that triggered a shelter-in-place in the Cochrane Pond Park area. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary was called to R...