Category Archives: Local News

Two of the province's most popular tourism destinations open for the season today. The Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, a massive gannet nesting colony just feet from walking trails, and the Mistak...

The NDP wants to know why the amount of public money spent on private agency nurses reached nearly $140 million over the past year. NLHS had estimated last year that it would spend approximately $70 m...

A man spent the night in lockup after a violent incident at a residence in the east end of St. John's mid-afternoon yesterday. The 24-year-old has been charged by the RNC with assault causing bodily h...

A shelter-in-place order issued Friday night in Hopedale has been lifted. RCMP had asked residents to stay indoors while they searched for a man, who was believed to be armed and dangerous. The situat...

A 32-year-old Campbells Creek man has been charged with dangerous driving following a recent incident in Stephenville. RCMP were called on Wednesday after a vehicle was noticed speeding and passing a ...

National Safe Boating Week kicks off tomorrow, coinciding with the start of the May 24th weekend. Whether you're an experienced boater, or just starting out, officials with Transport Canada say now is...

A review commission is recommending widespread changes to Canada Post and how it moves the mail in an effort to improve its financial situation. The commission was struck after the federal government ...

The RNC is investigating a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Lab City yesterday morning. Officers were called to the intersection of Avalon Drive and the Trans Labrador Highway just before 8:00. A 42-ye...

There is a forest fire on the western edge of the Avalon Peninsula burning this hour. The fire, which broke out at about 2:00, is centered about 5km east of Whitbourne on the transmission line. Forest...

The RCMP guided a steady stream of potential recruits through its provincial B division headquarters in St. John's yesterday. Numbers of applicants and graduates are up across the country, and in Newf...