Category Archives: Local News

The Conception Bay South Recreation Complex, which houses the pool and squash courts, is closing for the summer to make way for a significant upgrade. The renovation will focus on all changeroom and w...

A radiothon for health care on the Burin Peninsula raised a total of $151,000 yesterday, enough to acquire equipment which will help improve diagnostic services and treatment. The VOCM Cares Foundatio...

Canada Post says it has made its final offer to the union, but workers are not keen on it. The Crown corporation has added a signing bonus of between $500 and $1,000, but the contentious issues of com...

The forest fire burning a kilometre north of Churchill Falls is now moving east, away from the town and facilities including the hydro plant. Electricity generation at the plant has not been affected....

A major fire is burning in Labrador, with the size and extent unknown. The fire is believed to be just off the Trans-Labrador Highway near Churchill Falls. Police have closed the highway between Churc...

Tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump was top of mind for those attending the annual Atlantic Chamber of Commerce conference, which wrapped today at the Delta in St. John's. CEO of the Canadia...

A local ATV enthusiast and safety advocate says a group of young riders "dodged a bullet" in a recent incident in Torbay. The young teens clipped a younger child while passing a school bus that was le...

A teenager, lost in a wooded area in central Newfoundland was located safe and sound early this morning. RCMP in Grand Falls-Windsor were contacted around 10:30 last night after a boy, traveling alone...

It's construction season, and that means traffic will have to slow down in designated zones. Many did not do so in the George's Lake area on the west coast as RNC discovered during a recent traffic en...

The Opposition is calling for negotiations on the MOU with Hydro Quebec on the expansion of hydro development in Labrador until discussions surrounding a national energy corridor "becomes clear." Lead...