Category Archives: Local News

Health Minister Lela Evans is doubling down on the PC commitment to fully staff the ER in Whitbourne. The issue came up in the House of Assembly yesterday, following questions by area MHA Sherry Gambi...

Charges are anticipated after suspected cocaine and contraband tobacco were seized from a vehicle in Eastport. It all started when a 61-year-old woman was pulled over in the community due to improper ...

A company in Grand Falls Windsor and a supervisor are facing Occupational Health and Safety charges after an employee may have suffered injuries due to a carbon monoxide exposure. The exposure is said...

More than 4,000 customers are without power this morning in parts of Conception Bay South. Newfoundland Power reports an unplanned outage affecting customers in Kelligrews, Foxtrap, Upper Gullies and ...

5 Wing Goose Bay is set to undergo upgrades thanks to Ottawa's plans to enhance arctic defence and infrastructure. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $35 billion in spending towards NORAD modernizat...

A 35-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly stealing items at the Village Shopping Centre yesterday. Police were called around 4 p.m. and spotted the man in question walking on Canada Drive. Off...

A modest increase in the price of gas this morning after what has been a turbulent week in terms of oil prices. Gas is up by 2.4 cents per litre across the province. The price of diesel, which saw a p...

Faculty at Memorial University say a number of contractual faculty positions in the Department of Mathematics are being cut next year. In concert with that, MUNFA says the university plans to double t...

One of the MHAs who represents Paradise is asking the government to do something about what he sees as "untenable" traffic slowdowns and tie-ups in getting in and out of Paradise. But the minister of ...

The hammer has come down on the teams involved in that St. John's Junior Hockey League brawl in the Goulds on the weekend. Hundreds of minutes in penalties were handed out, and the game was called bef...