Category Archives: Local News

Oceana Canada is highlighting the effect rising ocean temperatures are having on Canada's fisheries. Oceana Canada marine scientist Jack Daly is based in Halifax, but does most of his research work in...

The province is changing the way inspections are done on elevating devices, including amusement rides, in order to make things safer. Elevators, escalators and rides can be inspected by private compan...

A private member's motion calling on government to reduce the cost of travel to, from and within Labrador received unanimous support in the House of Assembly this week. The province was criticized aft...

By all accounts, the weather gods were shining on most of the province this Victoria Day long weekend, unlike many in the past. This year's edition has been uncharacteristically uneventful, with littl...

A Hopedale man has been charged with first-degree murder after another man was found dead in a home in the northern Labrador community on Friday. RCMP opened the door to find one man dead and another ...

The people who run the province's health care system are thinking about further expansion of the Meals on Wheels program. NL Health Services recently expanded the program into the Placentia area, and ...

A local animal rescue group has been left scrambling for resources after having to take in 10 beagles in 10 days. Sheila Collins, president of Beagle Paws Rescue, says in an average month they would t...

Destination St. John's is bullish about the impact of the 2025 Canada Summer Games, echoing the enthusiasm expressed by Dennis Hogan of the St. John's International Airport Authority. Hogan told VOCM ...

The 20-cent-per-litre sugar tax should soon start coming off sugar-sweetened drinks, but the factors influencing rising prices go well beyond that tax, notes one industry expert. Consumers will have n...

The province's seniors' advocate says she does not have the resources to handle the additional disabilities file. The Coalition of Persons with Disabilities Newfoundland and Labrador, or COD-NL, has a...