Category Archives: Local News

The RNC Association is pleased with some of the budget provisions made to address staffing within the force. The province has set aside funds to hire 46 new officers over the next two years - 25 with ...

The town of Small Point - Broad Cove - Blackhead - Adam's Cove has a gathering planned to mark the anniversary of the first of a series of wildfires that destroyed hundreds of structures on the Concep...

More information is emerging on an expansion of the Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug plan. The plan gets an extra $22-million to cover new drugs being added to the list - one (Winrevair) fo...

Among the promised items missing from this year's budget was the rotational worker tax credit. Finance Minister Craig Pardy acknowledged that there were a number of promised initiatives not included i...

A man is facing a slew of charges after an incident at a home in Pouch Cove yesterday afternoon. RNC was called to a disturbance over the lunch hour. The man believed to be causing all the trouble had...

A man who was prohibited from carrying weapons of any type has been charged with violating such orders after an incident at a west end business. Police were called to the store around 11:00 yesterday ...

St. John's native Alex Newhook was the offensive hero, scoring the winning goal in the third period to send the Montreal Canadiens to the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Habs opened the scoring ...

Terri Andrews and TaDa! Events were recognized in the House of Assembly this week. The MHA for St. John's West, Keith White, says not only has TaDa! brought world-class entertainment to stages in the ...

The cost of getting students to and from school has increased by some 10 per cent for budget 2026-27. Contracts and tenders for the province's school bus system jumped from $53.5-million to $60-millio...

A federal cabinet minister whose riding is in this province is touting this week's Spring Economic Statement as something which contains good things for the entire province. Ottawa is spending million...