Category Archives: Local News

Today is municipal election day in St. John's. Postal workers went on strike the day after the deadline for getting ballots in the mail, leaving many mail kits stuck in limbo. Voters can check online ...

The city of St. John's is asking residents to conserve water as the effects of an unusually dry summer continue to be felt. The city says water levels in its supply system remain low and have not star...

The provincial leaders' debate takes place this evening giving voters an opportunity to hear what each of the parties have to say on a number of issues. Memorial University political scientist Kelly B...

The Mayor of Burgeo is offering up the possibility of transferring 30 beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls to the south coast of Newfoundland. Trevor Green says with a Marine Protected Area ...

An update is coming tomorrow on charges laid in connection with Project Bourbon, an RCMP investigation involving what's believed to be the largest seizure of cocaine and contraband tobacco in the prov...

Dalhousie's Agri-Food Analytics Lab is not surprised by Tim Hortons' plans to raise its coffee prices for the first time in three years. Tim Hortons says the price of a cup of coffee is going up by 1....

Elections NL is unable to disclose whether or not complaints have been filed, or comment on any specific allegations. Elections NL was responding to questions about whether or not it was aware of alle...

A 19-year-old man from Harbour Grace has been arrested and charged after police attempted to pull over the pickup truck he was driving for some pretty obvious defects. Harbour Grace RCMP, patrolling o...

The Tories and the Liberals will release their party platforms later today. The NDP, the only party to release its platform to date, is projecting a half-billion dollar surplus by the end of their ter...

Over 25,000 eligible Newfoundlanders and Labradorians cast their ballot in advance polling yesterday. Elections NL says a total of 25,758 people turned up at polling stations across the province to vo...