Category Archives: Local News

The latest assessment of the hull of the cargo vessel Baltic III which ran aground at Lark Harbour just over a week ago, shows "significant breaches or holes" according to the Coast Guard. Tank soundi...

The FFAW says its members will continue to ensure that the snow crab fishery remains healthy for years to come. DFO released its snow crab stock assessment today, showing that while biomass levels are...

Newfoundland Power says there are several factors that are contributing to higher electricity bills this time of year. Social media has been flooded with posts in recent weeks from frustrated customer...

Nova Scotia RCMP says investigators are confident that the deliberate cut of a Bell Aliant communications fibreoptic cable linking Cape Breton with the southwest coast of Newfoundland is not a Nationa...

Another eight sexual violence charges have been laid against a man already accused of more than 70 such offences. The new charges, involving a 12th complainant, were sworn today in provincial court ag...

A sense of "gratitude" and "resilience" was present in the metro region recently as the Avalon branch of the Ukrainian National Federation marked the third anniversary of the Russian invasion. Russia ...

The 2025 Canada Summer Games are putting the focus on tourism as part of a new contest launched yesterday. The host society has partnered with Destination St. John's for The Ultimate Games Experience ...

Newfoundlander Cheryl Hickman has been named as the next Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts. Hickman, the general and artistic director of Opera on the Avalon, will serve a five year term in her...

The MHA for Cartwright L'Anse au Clair says the government is working on a number of different angles to get help to clean up the debris left after a storm surge destroyed the local stage in Spotted I...

NL Health Services acknowledges that wait times for some patients may be long, but a number of major projects are underway that it hopes will address some of the lengthy wait times and crowding in cap...