Category Archives: Local News

Both sides are digging in as the postal strike is well into its second week, causing some to wonder where things are going to be come the holidays. Very few pieces of mail moved last Christmas. The Pr...

Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says Marineland's request for funds to help care for 30 belugas is "inappropriate." The Niagara Falls attraction warns that without the funds, the whales wil...

As if drought-like conditions and wildfires weren't enough for farmers to deal with over the 2025 growing season, now it appears some farmers are being targeted by scammers. Bill Gregory of Haricot Fa...

The Crown sought to poke holes in Robert Belbin's claims of self-defence at his second-degree murder trial yesterday. No one disputes that Belbin and the victim, Seamus Secord, were good friends, into...

The westbound ramp of the cloverleaf overpass on Pitts Memorial will be closed between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. today. Drivers heading west on Pitts who want to connect to the Trans Canada westbound wi...

The City of St. John's says it is ready to go for tomorrow's municipal election. The capital city opted to delay voting day by just under a week due to the strike at Canada Post. Chief Returning Offic...

Fall vaccination clinics for the flu and COVID-19 will begin Monday, October 20. Both the flu and COVID vaccines are being offered to all residents six months of age and older. Vaccinations for the fl...

Despite what police say were multiple warnings given, a 15-year-old was ticketed for driving a dirt bike without a valid licence. RCMP say the teen was noticed driving dangerously by an officer on pat...

The results of the municipal election in Grand Falls-Windsor remain unchanged following a recount. The town says the recount was requested due to a nine-vote difference between Shawn Feener, who was e...

People whose work years are largely behind them are going to gather in St. John's this coming weekend to hear what some of the candidates in the provincial election have to say. The NL Seniors' & Pens...