Category Archives: Local News

Easter Seals NL is hoping to be back in their Mount Scio Road building by October after flooding last month forced them out. A pipe burst in the female washroom in early July, causing flooding through...

The provincial government is providing $6.8 million dollars to supply hydro power to the Tata Steel processing site in Labrador West. The project, announced earlier in the week, will include a new ter...

Supporters of protests rocking Hong Kong gathered at Memorial University this week, albeit on a much smaller scale. At issue is an extradition bill that will allow Hong Kong residents to be extradited...

Production on the Hibernia platform has been shutdown due to an oil spill for the second time in a month. This is the third spill in the province within the last year. Aerial surveillance of the area ...

A 24-year-old man is in custody following a daring mid-day robbery at the CIBC on Hamlyn Road. The incident happened just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. Police say the man entered the bank and deman...

St. John's City Council will vote on the location of the new Mews Centre on Monday. The city has released its document outlining what it heard during recent public consultations on two proposed locati...

The cool, wet start to summer may have put a damper on berry season, but the trees have been loving it. Both leafy trees and evergreens have benefited from all the moisture earlier this summer. Tim Wa...

The opposition says government has been unable to deliver on joint management of the fishery. Fisheries Minister Byrne says the recent impasse between processors and harvesters could have been avoided...

Reports of camera-wielding cars have popped up across the province this summer, with a major company getting ready to launch an update to their map-viewing service. Sightings have emerged from the met...

The Department of Natural Resources says a quarry off the Trans Canada Highway where drill mud from the offshore was recently found is an approved soil treatment facility. The department launched a re...