Category Archives: Local News

RNC responded to a vehicle-pedestrian collision near the Dominion Old Placentia Road over the lunch hour. The mishap resulted in a traffic slowdown in the area while first responders tended to the sce...

A south coast man is Set for Life after winning big on a Scratch'N Win ticket. Corven McDonald of Hermitage says he's been buying lottery tickets for more than 30 years, and always dreamed of winning....

The MHA for Harbour Grace-Port de Grave says RCMP attended a recent meeting of the Joint Councils of Conception Bay North to address criminal activity in the area. RCMP have made numerous arrests in r...

Memorial University paleobiologist Duncan McIlroy and a PhD student in the Faculty of Science recently named another ancient species, new to the scientific world and discovered right here in Newfoundl...

Opposition leader John Hogan says "MCP exists for medical care. Full stop," in response to recent ATIPP information showing that a physician hired to advise the premier is being paid through the Medic...

Seafood companies are claiming victory in a dispute with the union over crab prices. The FFAW filed grievances in relation to last year's fishery, claiming that the Association of Seafood Producers wi...

The province's Serious Incident Response Team has dismissed any notion of wrongdoing by two RCMP officers in the shooting of a man following a series of incidents last summer which culminated in a car...

A broken heart is hard enough to deal with, but the RNC is urging people to be vigilant and not fall victim to romance scams. RNC Constable Steph Myers says criminals prey on a person's emotion and go...

The minister responsible for the NL Liquor Corporation says they have sold off over $3-million worth of American liquor since it was put back on the shelves in December. Just before Christmas governme...

The MHA for Labrador West says the premier is committed to electrifying Labrador, developing Gull Island and the province's hydro resources. Joe Power, who attended MINEx in Lab West, says the topic o...