Category Archives: Local News

Twenty-five people at a condominium in the east end of downtown have been evacuated from their homes after a situation overnight in Cavendish Square near the Sheraton. The RNC say people heard loud bo...

The province has awarded Galloper Gold Corporation exclusive mineral rights to the Glover Island Exempt Mineral Land on the province's west coast. Galloper Gold is a junior exploration company that ho...

Police threw the book at a man caught driving a motorcycle without any credentials but who is significantly indebted to the Crown. The RNC pulled over the 48-year-old in the east end of St. John's aro...

The RNC pulled over a wreck in the east end of St. John's yesterday afternoon that had been destined for the junkyard but instead found its way to the streets of metro. Motor Registration had listed t...

A 44-year-old man has been charged following a violent attack at a home last week. Bonavista RCMP say Arthur John Way was arrested after they were called to a home around 5:00 last Sunday morning. The...

There's a two-day festival going on in Bowring Park this weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Peter Pan statue. The park's namesake, Sir Edgar Bowring, placed the statue in the park and d...

The St. John's metro region experienced another month of unusually dry weather in July, receiving only about half of its typical rainfall. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Ian Hubbard, th...

A man has been charged after shots were heard in the area of the Gander River Tuesday afternoon. Wildlife officers got to the remote cabin, near Glenwood, first after spotting an illegal salmon net. R...

A recent investigation has led to charges against two people for allegedly netting Atlantic salmon. On June 14th, officers noticed a gill net in coastal waters that appeared to be set to capture salmo...

A man who was already on the RNC's wanted list for credit card theft and began his Friday evening by allegedly stealing a vehicle was corralled by law enforcement in the wee hours today after doing hi...