Category Archives: Local News

The PC Party has written Ottawa, calling for immediate relief from high rates on the gulf ferries. . Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham says the cost of goods in Newfoundland and Labrador is directly affe...

Gerry Byrne has ruled himself out of the Liberal leadership picture. Byrne had been rumoured as considering running in the race, but until this morning had declined comment on the matter. Byrne doesn'...

Deer Lake RCMP are investigating a fatal snowmobile incident on the west coast yesterday. Police were notified around 1:45 Tuesday afternoon after a rider ran into trouble. A group of snowmobilers wer...

The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce says now is the time for governments to act and follow the lead of Nova Scotia. Rhonda Tulk-Lane, the CEO of the Atlantic Chamber, has just returned from a meeting wit...

The administration at Carbonear Collegiate is offering some clarity on new washroom policies that have created frustration and confusion among some students and parents. The administration sent a note...

The Consumer Advocate is attributing higher power bills of late to the weather, assuring that it has nothing to do with rates - but the weather. Many people have seen a sharp rise in their bills, but ...

St. John's city councilor Debbie Hanlon has passed away. Her family announced via social media that she passed away on Tuesday at the Health Sciences after a long battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Ha...

A 13-year-old child is facing weapons charges after an unusual incident at Villa Nova in CBS last week. RNC were called by the school last Friday. Reports indicate that the weapon involved was a set o...

The effect of Trump's punishing tariffs on Canadian products reverberated through the Prospectors and Developers of Canada Conference and Trade Show in Toronto this week. Premier Andrew Furey was in a...

A professor in Memorial University's Faculty of Business says Donald Trump's decision to impose punishing tariffs on his Canadian and Mexican trade partners essentially means any existing trade agreem...