Category Archives: Local News

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...

A 70-year-old man, who is said to have been driving "all over the roadway" on the TCH near Arnold's Cove, has been charged with impaired. The RCMP were first called about the situation shortly before ...

Thee will be a race for mayor in the province's west coast city. Deputy Mayor Linda Chaisson plans to challenge Mayor Jim Parsons for the top job. Mayor Parsons is in his second term. Chaisson says th...

A new report by the Auditor General found hundreds of thousands of dollars in expense claims paid to an agency nurse company, most of which were not approved by the health authority. So-called "Agency...