Category Archives: Local News

The provincial government says a meeting is in the works with the AAHP after the union expressed concerns that its members were being left out of retention incentives. Government is offering assurance...

Vale has made good on its plans to restructure its management team with a number of layoffs at the company's Long Harbour plant this week. A Vale spokesperson says the layoffs are part of the company'...

A man has been charged after a situation involving a weapon at a home in the centre city. RNC were called to complaints of threats being made just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. When police arrived,...

Health Minister John Hogan says government accepts the recently released report into long-term care and personal care homes in the province. The long-awaited report was released publicly on Wednesday,...

A 39-year-old woman has a date with the court after stealing merchandise from a store in the east end last night. RNC pulled into the parking lot just as the woman was powerwalking across the lot with...

A "classic nor'easter" will hit the island on Monday, and while the jury is still out on the exact track it looks like eastern Newfoundland will get its first significant dumping of snow this year. En...

Harbour Breton RCMP have laid a number of drug charges against a man following an investigation that began last September. Police say they first searched a vehicle associated with 46-year-old Sheldon ...

The Newfoundland and Labrador chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association is launching a new initiative with the Lonely Man Project to address men's mental health challenges. The aim of Harbour ...

The Crown is seeking a total sentence of 18 years in prison for a man convicted of horrific sexual violence against a half dozen wayward teens. That means 82-year-old Bruce Escott could be almost 100 ...

The RNC is once again calling on residents aware of criminal activity in their neighbourhoods to contact police directly. Posts have been circulating on a variety of neighbourhood Facebook pages conce...