Category Archives: Local News

A move by the provincial government to open up opportunities in the crab fishery for export in order to increase competition seems to have had unintended consequences. The FFAW says plant workers are ...

This is the day that Newfoundland and Labrador embarks on the 2025 Trail of the Caribou Pilgrimage. The commemorative journey will include 100 students from across the province, representing a new gen...

The Hibernia Management and Development Company says it has implemented changes following a near-miss at the oil platform two weeks ago, an incident which had the potential to be fatal. Crews were ins...

The provincial government has issued a tender for more moose fencing along the Trans-Canada. About $1-million has been set aside to erect 5.5 kilometers of fencing, which will be an extension of work ...

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Assembly will be following up on the Auditor General's recent report into travel nurse contracts to ensure that all recommendations have been implemented,...

A lockdown at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick has ended, resulting in the seizure of several contraband items. The facility, which houses some inmates from this province, was put on lockdown ...

One of metro's busiest intersections will be down to one lane in most directions over the next week as work continues to replace traffic lights in the area. Work began on the Topsail Road/Commonwealth...

The price of diesel and most home heating fuels is back down this week. Diesel drops by 5 cents per litre. The cost of furnace and stove oil is down by little over 4 cents. Gas drops by about half a c...

A young man charged with manslaughter in the death of another man in the Rabbittown area of St. John's will remain in custody for now following a brief court appearance today. Twenty-three-year-old Dy...

NDP leader Jim Dinn thinks there should be a police investigation into some of the findings in the Auditor General's report into travel nurse contracts. Specifically, he cites references in the report...