Category Archives: Local News

International students at Memorial University believe they are being discriminated against as they pay substantially more in tuition than the going rate. The PERT Report recommends that the provincial...

A Marysvale man facing 26 charges following his arrest by swarms of police last week has a bail hearing scheduled for today. The operation to apprehend 34-year-old Matthew Scott included RCMP from Bay...

Some areas of the island got a good drenching on the weekend. The much-needed rain began last night on the Avalon Peninsula but much sooner in the west. Stephenville had 60 mm down by suppertime yeste...

Locally filmed and produced TV show Hudson and Rex is attracting big audiences worldwide and according to the company that produces the show, the local talent behind the scenes plays a big factor in t...

A backyard farming advocate believes municipalities need to loosen restrictions preventing some residents from growing - and raising - their own food. Steve McBride, whose Backyard Farming and Homeste...

Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary radio stations in public locations to show how quickly they can be ready in an emergency. The Society of Newfoundland Ra...

A local business owner has overcome adversity to open a new restaurant in Paradise. Jennifer Laplaige is the owner of the newest Pur & Simple restaurant chain on Topsail Road in Paradise which officia...

A rally is being held at Colonial Building in St. John's on Thursday regarding Canada Day celebrations. The movement comes on the heels of the discovery of over 1,000 unmarked graves at former residen...

It may look nice to some, but those who come to acquire it sure wish it would go away. Goutweed, an invasive plant that takes over your garden and kills other plants around it, is not for the faint of...

Ronald McDonald House is kicking off its annual "Kilometers for Kids" fundraiser this week, and this year's participants are literally going the distance. The team of cyclists plan to bike 1000 km ove...