Category Archives: Local News

People in Sheshatshiu are free to come and go again after RCMP put out a "shelter-in-place" advisory as a man in his thirties had a firearm. He was taken into custody without incident and RCMP are con...

Government is following through on increasing penalties for people who violate the ban on fires. Some fines can be as low as $75, which Premier John Hogan says is way too low. While not all the legale...

Two more communities are being evacuated - both in Conception Bay North. Ochre Pit Cove and Salmon Cove are the latest ones to have to leave because of the threat of fire. Residents of Ochre Pit Cove ...

The province's top teacher says he has a few things on his "to-do" list including ensuring that the K-12 system gets the 400 new positions promised by government. As well, Dale Lambe, who takes over f...

The St. John's Regional Fire Department was called out eight times yesterday and last night, and while most situations were benign, two required further investigation. Neither of the three fires Tuesd...

Premier John Hogan has called a news conference for noon to give an update on the wildfire situation. There are currently three out-of-control wildfires burning in the province. The largest is the wil...

Police in Twillingate are asking the public for information on two separate fires in central Newfoundland this week. It was an all-out assault on a house fire in Hillgrade Tuesday night that closed Ro...

The provincial government is looking at every possible measure to reduce the risk of fire as the hot, dry summer continues with no precipitation in sight. In his update yesterday, Premier John Hogan s...

A daycare and town programs were briefly locked down in Marystown yesterday as police searched for a suspect reportedly armed with a knife. RCMP were called to a home in the town shortly after 5 a.m. ...

A Marine Atlantic ferry was forced to briefly change course this week due to a medical emergency. The call went out shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday night from the ferry Ala'suinu, which was on the run be...