Category Archives: Local News

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,...

A new program designed to help prepare young children for kindergarten is launching early in the new year. Back to Basics in Mount Pearl is introducing a Kinder Prep program. Spokesperson Cora Pike sa...

The cruise industry on the west coast is at about twice the volume it was only five short years ago with some 75,000 people dropping in on the Corner Brook area last season. Some people do not believe...

RCMP in this province are warning of a scam revolving around items listed for sale on Facebook. The scammer lists items at a cheap price and gives an address which is not theirs. After the email money...

A man tried to make a run for it with stolen merchandise this morning but RNC officers caught up with him after a short foot chase. The incident began unfolding at about 4:00 at a business in St. John...

A man is spending the first day of 2025 in the lockup after an intoxicated person tried to break into a business in St. John's. Officers arrived at about 1:00 this morning to see the man throwing thin...

The Premier believes that more changes were made to the fishery in 2024 than under any other administration in the history of the province. Last spring was a tumultuous time in the fishery. Frustrated...

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will be heading to the polls three times in the coming year. Federal and provincial elections are expected this year, while municipal elections are set for October 2nd...