Category Archives: Local News

A celebration takes place this evening in St. John's as part of the annual festival of lights on the Hindu calendar. Diwali celebrates the spiritual victory of lightness over darkness, good over evil,...

PAL Airline officials met in St. John's yesterday with community leaders from Labrador West and Labrador MP Yvonne Jones. Efforts are underway to find solutions to high airfares that the mayor of Happ...

The local Tent City for Change movement has a demonstration planned for this afternoon at the Colonial Building in St. John's. It's been one year since tents started being erected on the grounds of th...

Provincial Fisheries Minister Gerry Bryne is hinting that some "significant changes" could be coming in relation to fish processors who run afoul of the regulatory process. Royal Greenland, which owns...

Tomorrow marks the return to Standard Time across the province. Daylight Saving Time comes to an end tomorrow morning at 2:00 a.m. which means if you have clocks that don't automatically adjust, to tu...

Gander MHA John Haggie has been forced to make changes to the way his constituency office operates due to what he calls "threats and threatening behavior" towards his constituency assistant. Haggie ca...

Bonavista RCMP are investigating a recent residential break and enter in Little Catalina that saw a significant number of items stolen, including a pickup truck. Police believe the items were taken so...

The Trans-Canada Highway near Clarenville reopened early this morning following a serious collision Friday afternoon. Police and responding crews spent the night clearing the scene, with the highway r...

Someone in St. Anthony just woke up $100,000 richer. A ticket sold for last night's Lotto Max draw matched all six numbers on the TAG. This is the second TAG payout since someone took home another $10...

There were no injuries, but numerous families in the Whitbourne area have been left scrambling to find day care following a fire at Funtime Child Care Centre in the town Thursday night. Fire Chief Jam...