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The provincial government says it plans to release parts of the Bay du Nord agreement, but isn't committing to how much or when the agreement will be made public. It was signed last week with Equinor,...

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says they are seeing positive trends for the capelin stock for Newfoundland and Labrador. The latest stock assessment was released yesterday. The capelin biomass...

The provincial government says 25 per cent of acute care beds across the province are occupied by patients awaiting an alternate level of care. Health Minister Lela Evans says the issue is even greate...

Mother Nature will be throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the island today. There will be everything from snow, ice pellets to rain for pretty much the entire island. Meteorologist Justin Boud...

Metro police were called in to assist an external agency at a home in the centre city yesterday. RNC were called to the insecure premises around 2 p.m. where officers found a woman hiding inside. The ...

There's a bit of a break for those who rely on diesel and home heating fuel. The price of diesel on the island is down 12.3 cents per litre and drops 14.2 cents in Labrador West. Furnace oil costs abo...

Even though the heaviest weather is behind us, people in metro are still having problems getting their mail. Some haven't had any for a few weeks, even though the mailbox sites have been cleared of sn...

The Opposition continued to press the provincial government on providing tax relief for residents by agreeing to lower the provincial portion of the gas tax when gas prices reach a certain level. Oppo...

Government and the Opposition went back and forth in the House of Assembly on who had the best deal on Bay du Nord and the release of information on the latest agreement to the public. Opposition Lead...

The Town of St. Mary's says it has been assured by Municipal Affairs Minister Chris Tibbs that the cleanup of the former fish sauce plant will be completed by this summer. The town has been concerned ...