Category Archives: Local News

Those who cut fire wood for sale are being reminded to get a commercial cutting permit or timber purchase licence required to legally access Crown timber. The advisory comes after the Department of Fi...

There's a proposal to develop a waste to energy plant in Lewisporte that would convert biomass and plastic waste into renewable energy but some residents who are against the idea have started an onlin...

While K-12 students head back to class tomorrow, MUN students, faculty and staff must return to campus one week from today-a decision which isn't sitting well with the MUN Students' Union. MUNSU says ...

Construction on the new Corner Brook Hospital has been slowed down due to the Omicron variant. A number of workers at the site are isolating under Public Health guidelines-affecting construction on th...

Memorial University's Faculty of Nursing wants to speak with those 65 and older in St. John's and surrounding area about their virtual care experiences. Those in that age range who have consulted with...

A consortium of antic-racist advocacy groups is calling on government to revise the curriculum in the K-12 school system to reflect a commitment to an anti-racism framework. The coalition is specifica...

Newfoundland and Labrador is staying in Alert Level 4 for at least another week. The decision was announced in today's COVID-19 advisory, which also included news of the province's 31st death, a man i...

An advocate for affordable child care says government should pay attention to their concerns. Long-time owner of Happy Times, Gail Sullivan, last week indicated that she's been given the run-around fr...

The capital city has launched a two-week public consultation process to provide information on a traffic calming policy review. Councillor Maggie Burton says a number of methods are used to help manag...

A 36-year-old Torbay man has been charged with numerous weapons-related offences after a tense period in Torbay yesterday. RNC received a call around 6:50 a.m. Sunday about a possible armed man in the...