Category Archives: Local News

The association, which speaks for parents of children in the K-12 system, likes the measures contained in the provincial budget to hire more people for the classroom and to increase spending on techno...

Environmental group Oceana Canada says the federal government needs to stop the capelin fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. The organization says capelin are critical to preserving fish like norther...

The Registered Nurses Union is raising alarm over plans to move gynecology services to the Janeway. The union claims the public is "not being told the full story" and the consequences for women's heal...

A man has been arrested after a fight between two roommates at a residence in the east end of St. John's. The incident happened at about 9:30 last night. One man was treated for minor injuries by para...

A teenager has been charged after another person was assaulted in St. John's early yesterday afternoon. The 16-year-old boy faces a charge of assault and breach of a court order. There were no injurie...

Interest payments on the province's debt will cost taxpayers $1.2-billion this year, and a financial advisor says while residents won't necessarily see direct impacts from that, there will be indirect...

A Placentia Bay man has pleaded not guilty in connection with a fatal hit and run in St. John's on Regatta Day last year. Thirty-eight-year-old Mark Duke of Fox Harbour is charged with impaired drivin...

A pioneer of the local professional wrestling scene has passed away. Wes Hutchings, known by his ring name Hartford Love, has passed away at the age of 84. Hutchings' daughter, JoAnn, announced his pa...

Restaurants Canada is applauding two measures introduced in this week's budget that it says will help local operators. This year's budget includes a loan guarantee program to help locally-owned restau...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has released more information about a situation in Airport Heights this morning that resulted in a heavy police presence. The RNC was called just after 3:00 a.m. to...