Category Archives: Local News

One of the founding members of the world's greatest rock n' roll band is dead. Drummer Charlie Watts has passed away at the age of 80. Watts began his career as a jazz drummer, joining the Rolling Sto...

Charges have been laid in connection with an incident that claimed the life of a worker at a construction site in Stephenville nearly two years ago. The worker suffered fatal injuries on August 27, 20...

The province's vaccination rates continue to climb. As of today, over 72 per cent of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians eligible have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Just over 85 per cent h...

A Supreme Court judge says the Innu Nation's challenge of the rate mitigation deal between this province and Ottawa deserves to be heard before it's signed on September 30. Justice Alexander MacDonald...

Drivers can expect some slowdowns on Topsail Road as the city works to address a sinkhole that has developed between Colville and Forbes streets. City Lead on Public Works Sandy Hickman says the sinkh...

A woman who was said to be actively evading police has been taken into custody. 32-year-old Adrianne Haire has been charged with failing to comply with her release order and avoiding being taken into ...

MUN's Faculty Association is responding to the mandatory vaccination and mask policy announced by the University, claiming not enough consultation was done. Memorial University says more information o...

A major shakeup in the local taxi industry will be finalized by next week. City Wide Taxi, originally Gulliver's Cabs, is poised to acquire Newfound Cabs, almost doubling its fleet. The financial term...

A 19-year-old woman is set to take off from Goose Bay this morning as part of her attempt to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Zara Rutherford, who holds Belgian and British citi...

St. John's city council has voted to keep two sections of Duckworth Street closed, against the wishes of its own transportation division and a majority of area businesses. The sections from Prescott t...