Category Archives: Local News

First Light is welcoming comments from the Justice Minister reaffirming her commitment to establishing a police oversight board. The organization says they have been calling for reform for years, noti...

The Brad Gushue rink had a chance, but the skip could not put up a guard with his last rock, leaving an opening for Mat Dunstone of Manitoba. Dunstone made no mistake, picking up three in the tenth fo...

A working group's report on issues leading to the sudden closure of a number of court services late last year is due within the next two weeks - a month later than expected. Among the circuit court cl...

Emotional debate in the House of Assembly yesterday as elected members spoke on a personal level about the importance of establishing a Disability Advocate position. Members debated the bill creating ...

A Waterford Hospital patient charged with murder remains in legal limbo following another court call this week. Thirty-one-year-old Thomas Parsley is accused of attacking another patient, 66-year-old ...

Stella Maris Academy in Trepassey prides itself in its basketball program which has turned out elite athletes for years, but the school gym has fallen into disrepair, putting the immediate future of t...

The big game licence draw is now open for the 2026-27 hunting season. The total quota for moose for the island is 28,705 (including 20,835 either-sex, 7,390 male only and 480 not for profit licences),...

A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the recent police seizure of cocaine, pills and other items in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. RCMP searched a home on Brett Street on Wednes...

Premier Tony Wakeham is crying foul claiming that former Liberal Premier Andrew Furey is "refusing" to release the Rothschild report on its review of provincial government assets. The former governmen...

It's crunch time at the Montana's Brier with the top rinks vying for the championship beginning this afternoon at the Mary Brown's Centre. Brad Gushue squares off against Matt Dunstone while Brad Jaco...