Category Archives: Local News

Liberal MP Joanne Thompson says any rebate cheques issued by the federal government will need to include seniors going forward. The federal government announced it would be issuing rebate cheques of $...

A St. John's-based dermatologist has been selected as the new nominee for president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association. Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi is a clinical associate professor of medicine at Memori...

Canada Post says it's latest offer to striking workers closes the gap on key issues such as weekend delivery, pensions and wages, so it was surprised to hear the union publicly reject it. No talks are...

The NDP is calling on the provincial government to raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour. The call comes nearly eight months since the province increased the minimum wage by 60 cents to $15.60. Newfou...

Students at the university do not believe the administration's assurances that it will not raise tuition in the wake of a sudden cash crunch. But MUNSU puts most of the blame on the provincial governm...

911 dispatchers knew something was up after someone phoned in and hung up yesterday afternoon. The call was traced to a home in Conception Bay South where police found a man who was under court orders...

It has been a long-time coming, but work on the Bailey bridge in Marystown starts tomorrow. People from the Burin Peninsula have been taking the arduous - and costly - scenic route for basic access fo...

A man wasn't willing to face the consequences of his actions after threatening a family in the Goulds yesterday afternoon. The 41-year-old had already taken off from the scene by the time RNC arrived ...

Five athletes and two builders will join the ranks of the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Hall of Fame come spring 2025. Jamie Carew, Jennifer Fahey, Mike Reddy, Paul J. Slaney and Ann Woodford go in...

The MP for St. John's East says the federal government is exploring the possibility of addressing the contamination of well water at a number of Torbay properties with so-called "forever chemicals" wi...