Category Archives: Local News

The province is introducing new rules for mortgage brokers in the new year. A new Mortgage Brokerages and Brokers Act and Regulations will come into effect on April 1, 2025. An increasing number of ho...

A volunteer Board of Directors has come together for the purpose of bringing artifacts and archival information surrounding the Ocean Ranger disaster back home to Newfoundland. The Ocean Ranger Legacy...

The Children's Health Care Canada annual conference in St. John's is underway. This year's theme focuses on "right-sizing health systems for kids," in which the group plans to discuss resources, polic...

A couple of local mental health advocates are welcoming the completion of construction on the new Mental Health and Addictions facility. Lawyer Mark Gruchy calls the replacement of the Victorian-era W...

The Premier and MHA for the Deer Lake region is pledging government's support for those affected by the fire that destroyed the Driftwood Inn on the weekend. The fire broke out around 7:00 a.m. Saturd...

Have you tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms starting within the last five days? If so, a team of researchers in this province would like to hear from you. Dr. Peter Daly, an infectious disease...

It was a recording breaking total this year for the St. John's "Light the Night" walk held over the weekend. The fundraiser, which is in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, brings together s...

The latest in a series of immigration consultation sessions for business owners and international students resumes today. Representatives from the provincial government and Immigration, Refugees and C...

Two young men street racing on Logy Bay Road in St. John's were nabbed by the RNC yesterday before they could do any serious damage or cause a crash. Police clocked them at 132 km/h in the 50 km/h sec...

RCMP need the public's help in locating a man visiting the province from the United States, and who was last seen on Friday. Eugene Earl Spoon of Kansas, who's 77, was last seen in Deer Lake. He has g...