Category Archives: Local News

Students from the Marine Institute are participating in a floating classroom on board the schooner Ernestina-Morrissey. The vessel is used to provide hands-on training for future mariners and is opera...

Newfoundland and Labrador Housing is looking for someone to build a 40-unit apartment building in Pleasantville. To be located on St. John's Place on the corner of Charter Avenue, the structure would ...

It's not something that's used very often, but VOCM Cares Foundation has launched its Emergency Relief Fund, a program available at times of crisis or for disaster relief. The fund will be activated f...

Joint funding to the tune of $4 million will go toward the first phase of water and sewer upgrades in the town of Harbour Grace. The work will connect 29 homes on the Harbour Grace South Side, previou...

The NDP is claiming that numerous political donations are costing taxpayers a substantial amount of money. NDP Leader Jim Dinn points to nearly $400,000 in political donations from Newfoundland Power ...

PC leader Tony Wakeham has made his first set of campaign promises as everyone waits for the election to be called. For his first announcement, Wakeham has committed to implementing a local benefits a...

A west coast man accused of trying to shoot and kill a snowmobiler earlier this year has chosen trial by judge alone in Supreme Court. In Stephenville provincial court yesterday, the lawyer for 66-yea...

A brand new addictions treatment centre will have its grand opening in St. John's this morning. The Vida Nova Recovery Centre is located at South West Pond on Salmonier Line. It is being touted as a "...

A woman already on the RNC's radar was taken into custody after a ruckus at a home in the east end. Police were called to the disturbance just after 8:00 yesterday morning. Officers recognized one of ...

It's more expensive to fill up the gas tank today. The price of gas is up by about 3 cents per litre. The price of diesel remains about the same this week. There's little to no change in the price of ...