Category Archives: Local News

The FFAW is once again blaming the federal government for mismanaging the cod fishery after they say the season was cut short. The northern cod fishery in the 3KL zone is closing today after a month o...

A man from Bristol's Hope is facing a long list of charges, including possession of a stolen Ferrari, after he was arrested on Saturday. Thirty-year-old Saige Peddle was charged after police searched ...

A St. John's woman is now facing a murder charge after a man struck by a car on August 16 died over the weekend. The 36-year-old woman, whose name is banned from publication, was originally charged wi...

The RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a woman in Sheshatshiu. They say 30-year-old Ashley Andrew is wanted on one count of assault, two counts of mischief under $5,000, and six counts of failing ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced details of how they will be scaling back the temporary foreign workers program. Trudeau was speaking to media in Halifax this morning during a cabinet retre...

The preliminary inquiry has begun for a Deer Lake man accused of murdering his grandmother. It's been almost one year since the body of 69-year-old Eva Banfield was discovered in her home on Upper Nic...

The Francophone Justice Network is offering a course in legal French for lawyers starting this fall. Co-ordinator Anne Pelta says while there are many who speak French proficiently, their confidence l...

The NDP MHA for Labrador West is calling on government to double its efforts to recruit and retain health care workers in the region. Jordan Brown says the province announced a Family Care Team for th...

Premier Andrew Furey says his caucus plans to lean on MHA elect Jamie Korab "in a big way" as the party readies for the House of Assembly to reopen this fall. Korab was elected as the MHA for Waterfor...

The Feildians captured the very first NL Cup soccer tournament on the weekend. The Feildians defeated 1949FC by a score of 5-2 at King George V pitch on Sunday. The NL Cup is a single-elimination tour...