Category Archives: Local News

The province's top teacher says he has a few things on his "to-do" list including ensuring that the K-12 system gets the 400 new positions promised by government. As well, Dale Lambe, who takes over f...

The St. John's Regional Fire Department was called out eight times yesterday and last night, and while most situations were benign, two required further investigation. Neither of the three fires Tuesd...

Premier John Hogan has called a news conference for noon to give an update on the wildfire situation. There are currently three out-of-control wildfires burning in the province. The largest is the wil...

Police in Twillingate are asking the public for information on two separate fires in central Newfoundland this week. It was an all-out assault on a house fire in Hillgrade Tuesday night that closed Ro...

The provincial government is looking at every possible measure to reduce the risk of fire as the hot, dry summer continues with no precipitation in sight. In his update yesterday, Premier John Hogan s...

A daycare and town programs were briefly locked down in Marystown yesterday as police searched for a suspect reportedly armed with a knife. RCMP were called to a home in the town shortly after 5 a.m. ...

A Marine Atlantic ferry was forced to briefly change course this week due to a medical emergency. The call went out shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday night from the ferry Ala'suinu, which was on the run be...

A woman spent the night in the lockup after throwing a can of beer at a someone in downtown St. John's. RNC were called to the business around 10:20 last night after the customer had assaulted someone...

The wildfire burning near Kingston remains very active with all hands on deck working to prevent the blaze from spreading further. Three water bombers, three helicopters and a bird dog were working on...

Metro police hit the nail on the head in arresting a man at a home in the west end last night. Police were called about a man threatening others at the home just before 10 p.m. When officers showed up...