Category Archives: Local News

Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative agreement, putting an end to a strike which began on Saturday. The two sides returned to the bargaining table last ...

Two men are facing charges after barricading themselves inside a home in Woody Point Sunday night. RCMP in Rocky Harbour received a call from Woody Point around 6:30 p.m. from a woman in distress. The...

Parks NL says the use of generators is once again permitted in provincial parks. Last week, government announced numerous measures to help mitigate the risk of forest fires. All previously announced m...

A wanted man's plans to evade police fell flat yesterday - literally. Officers on patrol in the east end spotted the man sitting in a parked car just after 3:00 p.m. When RNC approached the vehicle, t...

The latest provincial update on the fires burning in Newfoundland is coming this morning. In the latest update provided last night, crews reported making progress in supressing the Kingston fire throu...

It won't be long before residents of and visitors to Fogo Island and Change Islands have access to high speed internet. Bell has just laid 16 km of fibre optic cable linking mainland Newfoundland with...

The FFAW says the abundance, distribution, size and condition of the mackerel seen around the province this summer illustrates the "complete disconnect" between what DFO is saying, and what harvesters...

A 44-year-old man is dead, and a woman is under investigation as the result of a collision on the Trans Canada near Cape Ray on the province's southwest coast on the weekend. RCMP in Channel-Port aux ...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating after numerous shots were fired in a commercial area of Paradise early Sunday morning. Police were called to the area of Topsail Road and Carlisle ...

The National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees says if he has to go to jail in order to uphold the rights of his members and to get them a better deal, "then so be it." The Canadian ...