Category Archives: Local News

A teenager and his dad were both ticketed following a traffic incident in Torbay late yesterday afternoon. The RNC say an ATV pulled over on the main highway in Torbay was being driven by a 15-year-ol...

Newfoundland and Labrador is the first province in Canada to sign on to a new national school food program, but it seems that some students are already taking their own initiative when it comes to get...

A 33-year-old man is facing a list of charges following a disturbance in Avondale Wednesday night. Police were called to a home on Barry's Island Road around 7:30 after a man was allegedly assaulted b...

A man who managed to rack up over $30,000 in outstanding fines will have to find other means to get around after being hauled over by the RNC. Patrolling officers pulled the vehicle over in the capita...

The provincial government has introduced changes to the Animal Health and Protection Act, increasing fines and penalties and providing a broader scope of enforcement action. Among the changes are clea...

The Torbay bypass road has been renamed after former area MHA Kevin Parsons who passed away in August. The ceremony was held this morning at Confederation Building. Tributes were paid to Parsons in th...

The province's offshore regulator says there were no takers following a recent call for bids for exploration licences in the eastern Newfoundland offshore. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshor...

Premier Andrew Furey says this province's critical minerals are causing a commodities commotion around the world. And that was before it got high purity iron ore added to Canada's critical minerals li...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is in limbo following the recent resignation of interim commissioner Jackie Lake Kavanagh, and there's no word on whether anyone will fill the position until a n...

The cost of health care delivery is rising and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says increased demand and compensation is a big part of the equation. CIHI projects health care spen...