Category Archives: Local News

Memorial University has seen a 3.3 per cent increase in new, incoming local undergraduate students across all campuses this year over last. However, international enrolment is down dramatically. Inter...

The province is monitoring the current strike at Canada Post with plans in place for those who receive their benefits cheques by mail. Approximately three per cent of the 21,000 people who receive inc...

Hospitality NL is celebrating two additional European destinations to WestJet's seasonal direct routes from St. John's across the Atlantic. The airline already offers direct seasonal access to Gatwick...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled over a dozen varieties of organic baby carrots. The affected carrots contain E. coli - and are part of a larger recall involving products in the U.S. T...

A class-action lawsuit against NL Fertility Services and the provincial health authority has been filed with the Supreme Court. It involves a major privacy breach, which NL Health Services first revea...

The Canadian Mental Health Association has released an in-depth report on the state of mental health in Canada, and the results are damning. Among the findings are that no jurisdiction in the country ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a slickly-produced election-style explanation for the federal government's about-face on immigration policy. Quoting a variety of pandemic-era news reports ind...

There's a shakeup in the upper echelons of the East Coast Music Awards' Board of Directors. Debbie Mullins who has served as the board's Chair for the last three years has stepped down, but will conti...

A recent Lancet Public Health Commission report on gambling says the rapidly expanding online gambling industry is projected to result in US$700 billion in losses to consumers by 2028. The Commission ...

The Canadian Dental Association is collaborating with Choosing Wisely Canada in raising awareness about the responsible use of antibiotics in dentistry. This is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, a t...