Category Archives: Local News

Now that the new PC government has been sworn in, St. John's Pride will be looking for commitments that will benefit the LGBTQ+ community across the province. While co-chair Eddy St. Coeur takes issue...

Tony Wakeham's first move as premier was to appoint a slimmer and trimmer cabinet, paring the 17 portfolios of the previous Liberal government down to 14. That includes lumping a number of stand-alone...

If you fancy a family game night, but don't have a board game at hand, fear not, your local library's got you covered. People may not know that many public libraries actually have a collection of boar...

A busy week of elite hockey action gets underway today as CBS and Mount Pearl co-host the Women's U18 National Hockey Championships. Mount Pearl Mayor Dave Aker says it's a chance to see future member...

Premier Tony Wakeham does not have a timeline set to reduce and eliminate the reliance on travel agency nurses, but he's hoping it can be achieved as soon as possible. Moving away from the use of such...

Members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary will be taking the plunge today in support of Special Olympics NL. The 2025 Special Olympics Polar Plunge is set for 12:00 noon at Rotary Sunshine Park o...

A trailblazing municipal politician has just published her memoir at the age of 91. Priscilla Boutcher served more than two decades on the Corner Brook city council as mayor, deputy mayor and councilo...

A man is in custody after a dust-up on George Street in the wee hours. RNC arrested the 33-year-old on the spot and charged him with assault, damaging property, and assault on a peace officer. He will...

A man is in plenty of trouble with the law after police responded to a residential break-in in Paradise and a motor vehicle collision. The RNC, who were on the scene at about 1:00 this morning, locate...

It was not to be as the Dodgers rallied off closer Jeff Hoffman to win game seven of the World Series in extra innings. Toronto led for most of the night but Los Angeles came alive late to claim their...