Category Archives: Local News

There will be disruptions at provincial court in St. John's this week due to a shortage of Sheriff's Officers. There are two public entrances to the courts with security screening on the 4th floor of ...

A woman is facing charges after trying to force her way into a home in Mount Pearl while armed with a knife. Police were called around 10:40 yesterday morning to reports to a woman with a knife who wa...

New communication boards have been installed in playgrounds across the capital city. Twenty-four boards are now available in city-operated parks and five boards are being donated to community organiza...

An RNC officer jumped into action after a woman found herself stranded on the rocks at Middle Cove Beach last evening. Police were first on the scene after a 911 call came in about a woman on the rock...

There will be October baseball in Blue Jays land this year. They defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday to clinch a playoff spot. It's the second earliest playoff clincher in team history. The ...

People in Conception Bay North are concerned that nobody has been brought to task on the wildfires this year which destroyed a couple of hundred structures and laid waste to key infrastructure such as...

The deadline for potential candidates in the provincial election to file their nomination papers is coming up on Tuesday. The forms and a $200 deposit must be filed with the Returning Officer in the p...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada officially recognizes a Palestinian state. In a social media post this morning, the Prime Minister stated, "Canada recognizes the State of Palestin...

The mayor of St. Brendan's is calling it the "straw that broke the camel's back." The island relies on ferry service and the replacement vessel for the Grace Sparkes which can carry 80 people and 16 v...

A PhD student at Dalhousie University in Halifax doing a study on climate-induced relocation in Atlantic Canada is looking for people who have experienced such. And there wouldn't be any shortage of s...