Category Archives: Local News

The co-founder of Turnings calls the overcrowding at Her Majesty's Penitentiary a "crisis situation" that will lead to even greater negative effects for inmates. The Department of Justice last week co...

British and American media headlines have concentrated on the "frozen island" on which hundreds of airline passengers were recently stranded, but despite the temperature, many ended up experiencing th...

The Housing Corporation has issued an RFP for the construction of four new apartments to replace homes destroyed by fire nearly two years ago on Empire Avenue in St. John's. The homes will replace fou...

U.S. President Donald Trump says he plans to make good on his threats to unleash "hell" on Iran if the country does not allow for the movement of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz by tonight. The U...

The Public Utilities Board has decided to keep fuel prices the same this morning. Last week, the PUB said it would be making pricing adjustments Tuesday through Saturday in order to keep up with marke...

The town of Grand Falls-Windsor has adopted a new policy on land sales as part of council's continuing effort to stimulate housing supply and promote local business development. The town says the obje...

A group focused on ocean ecology is warning that the model being used by DFO to assess northern cod stocks is overly optimistic. Oceana Canada says despite DFO's claim that cod stocks are in the 'heal...

The RNC has arrested and charged a man following an assault that resulted in injuries to a woman. Police were called on April 1st following a disturbance at a home in the capital city's west end. Inve...

Three people are facing charges after RNC tracked down a vehicle reported stolen in the metro area on the weekend. Police received numerous traffic complaints from Mount Pearl late Saturday morning ab...

The RNC is seeking the public's help in locating a man reported missing from Corner Brook. RNC say 43-year-old James - also known as "Bo" - Carew is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 195 pounds with brown har...