Category Archives: Local News

Two men are facing charges after a traffic stop on the Northern Peninsula led to the seizure of cocaine and other drug-related items. Port Saunders RCMP pulled a vehicle over for driving at speeds of ...

An aquaculture company has been fined in connection with the death of a fish farm worker in St. Alban's in July of 2023. The worker drowned after falling from a barge, resulting in nine charges agains...

A man cleared in the deaths of his twin daughters more than 20 years ago is scheduled to appear in Gander provincial court this morning on charges of sexual assault, assault and damage to property. Ne...

Finance Minister Craig Pardy says the provincial government is open to the concept of a publicly-owned grocery store if it means helping Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with affordability. The concep...

Just as the busy tourism season gets underway, a potential strike is looming at Marine Atlantic. Last month UNIFOR indicated that conciliated talks with Marine Atlantic had broken down. The negotiatio...

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has ratified a new collective agreement at Canada Post. The new agreement includes a 6.5 per cent raise in the first year and 3 per cent in the second year. The ne...

The school year is drawing to a close and graduating high school students are planning a variety of activities to mark the milestone, but schools are warning about some less savoury graduating rituals...

Energy Minister Lloyd Parrott is very optimistic about long-term job prospects with estimates of more than $400 billion worth of natural gas in unlicensed fields off the coast of Newfoundland and Labr...

A 65-year-old man was arrested and charged after he barricaded himself inside a home in Newtown on the weekend. RCMP in New-Wes-Valley arrived at a home on Main Street early Sunday morning as part of ...

The Public Utilities Board has lowered the price of all fuels this morning. Gas drops by about 3 and a half cents. Diesel is down 3.7 cents on the island and 2.2 cents in Labrador West. Furnace oil de...