Category Archives: Local News

Demand for NL Housing is greater than the number of units available, and the gap has widened so much over the last two years that the minister responsible is concerned. Two-hundred and thirty of Newfo...

We're only a couple of weekends away from the beginning of what the federal government is calling a tax holiday but in the eyes of some businesses, it might better be labelled a tax nightmare. Dan Kel...

There won't be any boot scootin' at the new Mews Centre in St. John's once it finally opens to the public. Participants of the hugely popular line dancing classes offered by the City of St. John's hav...

Several weather monitoring stations in eastern and southern Newfoundland broke records in November, making it one of the soggiest months ever. St. John's waded through 322.2 mm of rain in November, br...

Canada Post has presented CUP-W with a new framework it hopes will achieve a negotiated settlement to the postal strike, now entering its third week. Mediated talks were suspended last week after Stev...

A 23-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after a hit and run in the capital city's east end. Police were called about an accident on Portugal Cove Road over the lunch hour yesterday. One o...

The House of Assembly reopens today for the final stretch of the fall sitting. Members went back to their districts last week for constituency week. Health care dominated Question Period during the fi...

A driver's failure to scrape the fresh blanket of snow off their windows was enough to set off a red flag for metro police last night. Officers were hit with the smell of alcohol when they hauled the ...

NDP Leader Jim Dinn says the province isn't doing its part to help tenants deal with the increased cost of rent. Dinn says he's been fielding calls from seniors and others who have been grappling with...

Newfoundland Power has earned a spot in Electricity Canada's 2024 Centre of Excellence for ingenuity within the Canadian electricity industry. The utility is being recognized for a pilot project in wh...