Category Archives: Local News

Some questions are being raised about the lengths to which some municipalities are willing to go to try to enhance health care recruitment efforts. The Town of Bonavista announced some time ago that i...

The Chair of the Cain's Quest Board says cancelling the iconic international event was a very difficult decision. Chris Lacey says warm weather-related challenges proved too great. He says the decisio...

It's no surprise with the amount of pack ice moving southward, but RCMP are warning about a polar bear sighting on the Great Northern Peninsula. The bear was spotted at St. Carol's near St. Anthony. P...

One woman was taken to hospital following a house fire in Paradise yesterday afternoon. The fire broke out in the lower level of a split-entry home on Christopher Street around 2:30 yesterday afternoo...

Charges dating back to 2013 against 12 Innu for caribou hunting have been stayed. The Innu Nation says the unexpected development brings to an end the 10-year-long legal battle for their right to ance...

Whitbourne Mayor Hilda Whelan is pulling no punches in her assessment of government bringing urgent care services to their hospital. Government announced that only urgent care will be provided at the ...

Residents of Port de Grave are urged to stay inside to avoid smoke from a boat fire at the Marginal Wharf. The blaze broke out on the Arctic Pride just before 7:30 a.m. The extent of damage is unclear...

Some changes are coming to an historic and iconic brand long associated with Newfoundland. The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation is making some changes to Newfoundland Screech due to supply...

The Crown has dropped charges against a man hailed a hero for tampering with the controversial bright lights in the Outer Battery. The lights have been off since January 26 but while they were on, the...

Coastal communities and local tourism operators are hopeful for a bumper crop of icebergs off the coast this spring and early summer. The local Newfoundland Iceberg Reports Facebook group is already r...