Category Archives: Local News

It's now official: a Regatta tradition will be upended next year to accommodate the 2025 Canada Summer Games. The original ask to change the date came before council earlier this year but Mayor Danny ...

RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are investigating a recent case of mischief in the community. Police have released surveillance images as part of their ongoing investigation. Police say that someone ap...

The province has released its fall fiscal update, indicating that while several economic indicators are exceeding the budget forecast, the province is behind where they thought they would be in terms ...

The CEO of Work Global Canada, which matches new Canadians with job vacancies, is sounding the alarm on federal immigration cutbacks. Paul Shelley believes the reduction in immigration numbers announc...

Concerns over the current political discourse in Ottawa made it to the floor of the St. John's council chamber yesterday. It came up during the so-called "go-around" at the end of the public meeting, ...

Fire and safety officials are recommending not to use a type of LED bathroom mirror. UL Solutions says the Homcom mirrors have an unauthorized certification mark for the U.S. and Canada. They say the ...

Premier Andrew Furey chose to put a focus on what he believes are the dangers of people taking pages out of the "Trump playbook" in the Canadian political landscape during his state of the province ad...

RNC in Lab City arrested a man on impaired driving charges after he pulled up to a local business with front end damage to his car. Police were called when the 50-year-old driver from Happy Valley-Goo...

The annual VOCM Cares Kids Eat Smart Radiothon is happening this afternoon. VOCM will be broadcasting the radiothon live from the Avalon Mall from 1 to 5 p.m. Executive Director Celina Stoyles says th...

The Mayor of Deer Lake says the town and the province are considering ways to honour the life of an American hunter who lost his life while visiting the province on a dream moose hunting trip. Mike Go...