Category Archives: Local News

The three Newfoundland activists taking part in the so-called Freedom Flotilla to Gaza have been detained by Israeli forces, according to Palestine Action YYT. Sadie Mees, Nikita Stapleton, and Devony...

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says it only makes sense to break the Upper Churchill contract now, rather than wait until 2041. Not only does money flow almost immediately, but NL Hydro can also give...

The jury in the second-degree murder trial for Robert Belbin has been advised not to make plans for the long Thanksgiving Day weekend. Supreme Court Justice Trina Simms laid out a timeline for the eig...

Bay St. George residents gathered this morning to protest the dumping of waste from recent salmon die-offs in Bay St. George South. Mowi confirmed that it had suffered two major die-offs in recent mon...

Today is municipal election day in St. John's. Postal workers went on strike the day after the deadline for getting ballots in the mail, leaving many mail kits stuck in limbo. Voters can check online ...

The city of St. John's is asking residents to conserve water as the effects of an unusually dry summer continue to be felt. The city says water levels in its supply system remain low and have not star...

The provincial leaders' debate takes place this evening giving voters an opportunity to hear what each of the parties have to say on a number of issues. Memorial University political scientist Kelly B...

The Mayor of Burgeo is offering up the possibility of transferring 30 beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls to the south coast of Newfoundland. Trevor Green says with a Marine Protected Area ...

An update is coming tomorrow on charges laid in connection with Project Bourbon, an RCMP investigation involving what's believed to be the largest seizure of cocaine and contraband tobacco in the prov...

Dalhousie's Agri-Food Analytics Lab is not surprised by Tim Hortons' plans to raise its coffee prices for the first time in three years. Tim Hortons says the price of a cup of coffee is going up by 1....