Category Archives: Local News

Some people's power bills are a lot higher this winter than last, so a reduction in the tax on those bills would have gone a long way, says the leader of the Liberal Party. One of John Hogan's main pr...

A 32-year-old woman from Nain is facing charges after a resident of the community had to be treated for serious injuries. RCMP say Adeline Benuen was arrested after they were called to a home on Middl...

The three levels of government are pitching in to fund the first phase of an expansion to the wastewater treatment plant on the south side of St. John's Harbour. The upgrades will increase primary sew...

A man has been arrested and charged after a quantity of marked firewood was stolen in Clarenville. The RCMP were first called about the situation on Wednesday. They say marked firewood that was being ...

A 38-year-old man is facing assault and firearms charges following an incident in Long Harbour Thursday. RCMP were called just before 10:00 Thursday morning from someone who reported that they had bee...

Opposition MP Jonathan Rowe tabled a private member's motion this week calling on Ottawa to extend the recreational food fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador to 7 days a week from the current three, b...

Power has been restored to most of the island following a trip on the Labrador Island Link which resulted in a frequency loading disruption in power. Newfoundland Power reported relatively short-lived...

Memorial University has received $31-million from the Hebron and Hibernia projects to help improve student learning, research capacity and innovation focused primarily on the Faculty of Engineering an...

It's the hottest ticket in town - the Montana's Brier. Organizers have freed up some tickets which had been on hold until construction of staging and platforms was finished. The first draw goes tonigh...

NAPE is hoping the Department of Justice will act swiftly to address staffing issues within the provincial court system - but the solutions won't come easily. Last November, the Provincial Court annou...