Category Archives: Local News

Trump's posturing about Canada becoming the "51st state" has struck a nerve with Canadians and is dominating conversation across the country. A recent Angus Reid cross-border survey shows that while m...

An increasing number of Atlantic Canadians are feeling pessimistic about their financial situation, according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index. Greg Gosse, a local Licensed Insolvency Trustee wit...

The creation of Memorial University a century ago "changed the course of the history of the province," according to a MUN executive. The university is celebrating 100 years in 2025, with various initi...

Five Canadian industry associations have formed a joint working group to support the push against Donald Trump's threatened tariff on Canadian goods. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, P...

The Conception Bay Baker Flooring Senior Blues are set to host a signature fundraiser this weekend. The annual Sammy's Superhero Game and Jersey Auction is set for this Sunday, January 19th, in memory...

It appears two men charged in the aftermath of a fatal collision on Peacekeepers Way will be tried together. The crash on June 7, 2022, claimed the life of 56-year-old Duane Hutchings. He was the driv...

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...