Category Archives: Local News

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says reverting back to stricter rules for rotational workers coming back to the province was a temporary measure taken once COVID variants came in...

The provincial government has seen an increase in the number of calls to the domestic violence help line in recent weeks, but the minister responsible is confident that the province's shelters can mee...

One person is under investigation for possible impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash on the Tilton Barrens, Monday afternoon. Bay Roberts RCMP were called to the scene around 1:45. The driver,...

Newfoundland and Labrador has reported five new cases of COVID-19 today. Four of the new cases are in the Eastern Health region. Three of those are close contacts of previously-known cases. One is a h...

An animal rights activist is outraged after an animal cruelty case involving the mistreatment of dogs was dropped by the courts. Earlier this week charges against Robert Picco were dropped after the j...

The most recent survey of shrimp stocks off our shores shows slight increases across the board. However, DFO says the numbers in Area 6-the bread and butter for inshore harvesters-remain low or critic...

After an unusually mild start to the winter, a good covering of snow has finally blanketed most of the island-and people are taking advantage of it with some snow art. The Rooms recently started an on...

The capital city is limiting the number of garbage bags placed curbside for pickup for those who do not have a city-issued garbage cart. The maximum number of bags that can be put out for garbage is f...

For the first time in almost a year, they're in the powder on the west coast. Never in their wildest did management at Marble Mountain think they would be starting the ski season in March, but that is...

The CEO of St. John's-based Ocean Choice International says the captain and crew of the sunken Atlantic Destiny performed admirably during an ordeal that could easily have had a different outcome. Fir...