Category Archives: Local News

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled over a dozen varieties of organic baby carrots. The affected carrots contain E. coli - and are part of a larger recall involving products in the U.S. T...

A class-action lawsuit against NL Fertility Services and the provincial health authority has been filed with the Supreme Court. It involves a major privacy breach, which NL Health Services first revea...

The Canadian Mental Health Association has released an in-depth report on the state of mental health in Canada, and the results are damning. Among the findings are that no jurisdiction in the country ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a slickly-produced election-style explanation for the federal government's about-face on immigration policy. Quoting a variety of pandemic-era news reports ind...

There's a shakeup in the upper echelons of the East Coast Music Awards' Board of Directors. Debbie Mullins who has served as the board's Chair for the last three years has stepped down, but will conti...

A recent Lancet Public Health Commission report on gambling says the rapidly expanding online gambling industry is projected to result in US$700 billion in losses to consumers by 2028. The Commission ...

The Canadian Dental Association is collaborating with Choosing Wisely Canada in raising awareness about the responsible use of antibiotics in dentistry. This is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, a t...

The Minister of Digital Government and Service NL says he did not yell a disparaging remark about nurse practitioners in the House of Assembly last week. The comment in question was made during Questi...

Premier Andrew Furey is putting much of the responsibility of reducing the cost of flights in and out of Labrador on the federal government. Yesterday, the province announced the expansion of the West...

There were no injuries, but several people have been displaced following a house fire in Mount Pearl last night. Fire broke out at a home near Farrell Drive just before 8:00. Residents were home at th...