Category Archives: Local News

A man accused of forcing a carload of teenagers off the road and into the ocean off Pouch Cove has pleaded not guilty to the dozen charges he's facing. Twenty-three-year-old Ray O'Keefe faces five cou...

Nearsightedness is on the rise among children, and an optometrist says one of the best things kids can do to curb the trend is to get outside. Research in the British Journal of Ophthalmology indicate...

The Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philips says it is opening up the municipal decision-making process to improve access and transparency for residents. Town and city councils operate under a committee str...

The provincial government's new locum recruitment program is now in effect. The program provides opportunities for physicians, both private and public, to work as locums throughout the province, inclu...

The FFAW is very concerned with the possibility that Donald Trump's administration will impose threatened tariffs on Canadian goods when he assumes office in the United States. Union President Dwan St...

Three people were arrested and a number of items seized including cash, drugs and jewelry following drug busts in St. Anthony and Goose Cove on the Northern Peninsula on the weekend. RCMP from the St....

"Beware." That's the advice of former premier Danny Williams before Newfoundland and Labrador inks any final deal with Hydro Quebec on the Upper Churchill and future hydro development in Labrador. Wil...

Tomorrow marks the deadline for people who use furnace and stove oil to heat their homes to apply for the 2024 home heating supplement. Residents can apply online, and include copies of invoices showi...

A 42-year-old man is facing charges after an altercation with a cab driver in Stephenville on Friday. RCMP were called by a local cab company around 9:30 Friday evening after one of their drivers was ...

Mount Pearl Mayor Dave Aker has suggested that the provincial government consider drafting a set of standards for those who own and operate heavy machinery. Aker made the suggestion after the latest i...