Category Archives: Local News

Organizers of the upcoming Canada Summer Games are introducing a music and entertainment festival slated to run throughout the games. "Arta Vista" will move around the metro region, featuring music fr...

The Canadian Coast Guard's only Arctic research icebreaker, the Amundsen left Quebec City yesterday for a 114 day scientific expedition through the Labrador Sea, Baffin Bay, the Davis Strait and Arcti...

The 11th annual Nevaeh's Lemonade Stand fundraiser is taking place today in Paradise. Nevaeh Denine, a young girl with neuroblastoma, captured the hearts of people across the province after she decide...

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, a day to recognize and celebrate the country's many Indigenous cultures and traditions. A celebration is taking place in Bannerman Park in St. John'...

Forestry minister Lisa Dempster says a pot of federal and provincial funding will soon be made available to communities to help with the prevention of forest fires. After several very tense days, resi...

A Newfoundland man is one of 11 people arrested and charged in connection with a 'taxi scam' in Ontario. The Toronto Police Service alleges the accused are members of a criminal network where individu...

The Paul Reynolds Community Centre will remain closed for the rest of the weekend after several panels from the roof came crashing down in front of the main entrance. The incident happened around 5 p....

The trade war between the U.S. and Canada has resulted in a steep drop in Canadian exports, but overall the Canadian economy has shown resilience so far...but that could change warns Bank of Canada Go...

While fish harvesters in the province are celebrating a substantial increase in northern cod quotas, a marine conservation organization believes the decision puts the stock in jeopardy. Earlier this w...

The Baie Verte Chamber of Commerce has been given just over $50,000 in provincial funds to support the Baie Verte Regional Task Force Committee. The region is seeing a mining boom, and along with the ...