Category Archives: Local News

Canada's new government is introducing sweeping reforms to make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher for repeat and violent offenders. Sean Fraser, the Minister of Justice and Attorney Gener...

The legal fate of two Protect NL members remains as murky as the industry they're pushing back against. Brenda Lee Kitchen and Jennifer Whiteway were arrested and charged with unlawful occupation of g...

A homesteader in Mobile on the Southern Shore says he's had to take some unusual measures to ensure his farm and animals were kept watered through extended drought-like conditions this summer and fall...

There's no real change in the price of most fuels this week. Gas is down by half a cent. Diesel is a cent cheaper on the island and in Labrador West. The price of furnace and stove oil is down by less...

For the first time in 32 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are playing in the World Series with game one versus the Los Angeles Dodgers going tonight. Trey Yesavage, the rookie, is on the mound for Toronto...

A family who performed hours of volunteer work during the fire on the Conception Bay North Shore despite losing their own home, is seeing some of that kindness reciprocated, albeit in a highly unusual...

Wildlife officers are seeking information to help them determine whether a moose on the Northern Peninsula was poached. Officers discovered a large blood stain on the road and fresh moose remains in t...

Three people accused of planning and carrying out the murder of a Spaniard's Bay man have been committed to stand trial. Thirty-four-year-old Terry Cole, 41-year-old Matthew Kavanagh and 28-year-old S...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's a good time to be working in the trades. His first budget is only a couple of weeks away but in a speech to students last night, he gave a hint of what to expect. ...

A 27-year-old man is facing firearms charges after police responded to a report of a firearm left in a vehicle in the Rabbittown area of St. John's. Police took the call around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. Offi...