Category Archives: Local News

The Department of Transportation says it's working with Labrador Marine to sort out ongoing issues with the Fogo Island ferry service. The local ferry users committee wrote a letter last week to Trans...

Funding from both the provincial and federal governments is important to the function of municipalities across the province, but for many the application process can be too onerous to navigate. MNL Pr...

Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador will have the need for thousands of workers over the next decade or so as they plan on four hydro megaprojects on the Churchill River including the development of ...

The province's tourism minister is looking forward to a busy 2025 with the metro region hosting the Canada Summer Games. Thousands of athletes, families and supporters from across the country will con...

The new president of the fisheries union is hopeful that they won't land in the same situation this year as last when they, government and the processors were all at odds over price. Finding a pricing...

The MHA for St. John's Centre is hosting a public town hall this evening to discuss the MOU on the Upper Churchill. Jim Dinn says he wants to make sure that the MOU prioritizes "fairness, sustainabili...

The first GST/HST payment of the year will hit the bank accounts of eligible Canadians tomorrow. The benefit, aimed at helping those on the lower end of the income scale, is deposited four times a yea...

The New Year came in with a rumble for residents in and around Notre Dame Bay. A mild, 2.8 magnitude tremblor was recorded near Virgin Arm on New World Island shortly after 2:00 yesterday afternoon. T...

Accessibility remains one of the capital city's top priorities. That's according to Mayor Danny Breen who admits more work is needed. A recent survey of residents showed that more than a third of resp...

New federal marine personnel regulations are being introduced this year, something that's been in the works for years. Master mariner and the head of the Marine Institute's School of Maritime Studies,...