Category Archives: Local News

RCMP in Deer Lake are investigating an incident which involved a laser being pointed at an incoming aircraft. Pilots of an Air Canada Jazz plane reported a blue laser in front of the aircraft, which t...

A couple of big names from the Montreal Canadiens will be in metro this summer for the second annual Alex Newhook and Friends Golf Classic. Last year's event raised over $113,000 for the Real Program ...

A 37-year-old who was taken off the road is facing charges after reports of a dangerous driver weaving all over the Trans Canada in the area of Terra Nova National Park. Glovertown RCMP first received...

The Canada Summer Games has achieved its objective of 5,000 volunteers to help run the sport showcase in St. John's. The committee launched a drive to attract personnel and it has paid off with about ...

A portion of the Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive in the Goulds will be closed to traffic this weekend as crews work on the reinstallation of the Cochrane Pond Bridge. The highway will be closed betwe...

Auditor General Denise Hanrahan says she expects NL Health Services to pursue recovery of money that shouldn't have been paid out for agency nursing. Hanrahan dropped her audit on the topic yesterday,...

School's out! Today is the last day of classes for K-12 students across Newfoundland and Labrador. Students will receive their report cards today and, in most cases, will be heading home early as thei...

An impaired driving arrest in the east end of St. John's ended up taking a violent turn last evening. Police were called just after 9:00 last night after a man was spotted drinking while driving throu...

The province-wide fire ban that had been in place since last week has been lifted. The provincial government implemented it at the height of the wildfires that forced the evacuation of Badger last wee...

The Bell Island Museum has been given the green light to reopen to the public, but without the WWII shells that once sat in their display case. The mortar rounds, which museum staff assumed were duds,...