Category Archives: Local News

Amendments to the Atlantic Accord Act, Bill C-49, passed this week, creating the regulatory process for the development of offshore wind in Newfoundland and Labrador. The revisions have been a long ti...

It began as a case of impaired driving on Topsail Road but by the time the dust had settled, a woman who was a passenger was the one who was taken to the lockup. The 34-year-old man who was driving wa...

The provincial government has awarded a $5.7 million dollar contract to Trident Construction for the erection of a Bailey bridge spanning the Narrows and connecting the two sides of Marystown. The tow...

RNC and the fire department were busy over the past 24 hours responding to vehicle accidents in metro. There were no fewer than seven such incidents, each resulting in injury. In one of them, which ha...

Some fuels cost less this morning while others are up. Gas dropped by close to 2 1/2 cents per litre but diesel rose by two cents on the island and in most of Labrador. In Labrador West, diesel went u...

A 47-year-old man has died after hitting a light pole while riding an electric scooter in downtown St. John's on Monday. Police say the incident occurred just before 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of W...

Bonavista RCMP are investigating a break-in on Strickland's Lane in Newman's Cove that saw a number of expensive items removed from the property. Someone broke into the property sometime between 5:00 ...

A business in St. John's which caters to tourists and is ranked in the top 10 per cent by Trip Advisor is furious after the provincial government wrecked and disposed of a $3,000 sign he had erected o...

Bay Roberts RCMP are investigating the discovery of human remains found in a pickup parked on Country Road. Police say the man's remains were found Monday morning, and they're deeming his death as sus...

The MHA for Torngat Mountains is calling for an investigation into the operations in the Labrador-Grenfell Health zone due to a lack of access to timely health care in northern Labrador. Lela Evans sa...