Category Archives: Local News

A Labour Day rally in St. John's saw workers sail aboard governments who force workers who are in a legal strike position back on the job, and the favoured political party promising to end such practi...

A man who was under strict orders to stay away from any business that sells booze was picked up by the RNC at a bar last night. Police were called to a bar in downtown St. John's just after midnight a...

The City of Mount Pearl is set to release details on a draft report on safety in the municipality. In November, a father was struck with a baseball bat while trying to pick up his child from an after-...

The provincial government is unable to say whether the current province-wide fire ban will be extended beyond this coming weekend. The restrictions were put in place as crews battled three major wildf...

International offshore safety regulators are gathering in St. John's later this fall as the C-NLOER, (formerly the C-NLOPB) hosts the International Regulators' Forum Offshore Safety Conference. The co...

The Federation of Agriculture plans to reach out to government to develop a standardized protocol for handling mass livestock evacuations. This summer's wildfire situation has put the issue front of m...

A well-known Newfoundland musician and performer has passed away at the age of 86. Ellis Coles was known for a number of Newfoundland radio staples, including Aunt Martha's Sheep, a song originally ma...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is urging parents to have regular conversations with school kids about the effects of drug and alcohol use as back-to-school season rears around the corner. Student...

Shingles vaccines are now available to a larger segment of the population. Previously, it had been made available to the older bracket, but now anyone who's 50 years of age or older can get the shot f...

RNC officers used a K9 to help track down a wanted suspect yesterday afternoon. Police first noticed the wanted man in C.B.S. yesterday afternoon while on patrol. When officers tried to apprehend the ...