Category Archives: Local News

It's a real guessing game as to whether the PCs' first budget in a decade will be an austerity blueprint for the province or a spend-happy plan as conflicting signs emerge. All political parties made ...

A 21-year-old Sheshatshiu man has a future court date following an incident at a home in the town over the weekend. The RCMP were called to the home on Matshateau Street just before 8:30 a.m. Saturday...

One of the leading civil rights activists in the United States has passed away. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, who came to prominence in the 1960s and remained an outspoken advocate through to the 1990s,...

A man wanted by the RNC on a number of charges has been arrested. The RNC say 44-year-old Darryl Picco was arrested on Sunday along Torbay Road. Picco was wanted in connection with a break in at a hom...

Heritage NL has announced the winners of this year's Heritage Places Poster Contest. The annual initiative, now in its 21st year, invites children in the K-12 system to create pictures of heritage pla...

The city of St. John's is seeking feedback on neighbourhood plan recommendations for several areas of the city. The areas of interest are the Rennie's River, Central, and Mundy Pond. Last September th...

As the provincial government makes preparations for the 2026 budget, the mayor of St. John's would like to see measures introduced that would reduce their reliance on property taxes. Danny Breen says ...

A group seeking reform in the way in which the criminal justice system handles those accused of intimate partner violence is calling for real-time ankle monitoring to prevent breaches and the potentia...

The mass shooting at a school in British Columbia last week has left virtually all communities wondering if school kids are safe in the education environment. The shooter killed eight people in Tumble...

It was game over for a wanted man who was pressing his luck with the police last night. RNC were called to a bar in the centre city just before midnight last night, where inside they found a wanted 39...