Of the 369 social worker positions in the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development (CSSD), 105 are vacant, said Minister Paul Pike. NDP Leader Jim Dinn called it a crisis. The number of vacancies was discussed in the legislature ...

Survivors of abuse by the Christian Brothers at Mount Cashel orphanage and other members of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John’s (RCECSJ) won’t see their compensation until this summer. Initially expected to have been completed by the end of ...

Conception Bay South lawyer Robert Regular took the stand in his own defence in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s on Thursday, April 18, and denied all the allegations against him. Regular, 72, is facing four counts of sexual ...

Police in Harbour Grace are looking into theft and vehicle damage following a break-in at the Hickman’s Towing in Carbonear. Harbour Grace RCMP said the crime took place at the business's compound sometime between the evening of April 16 and the ...

Newfoundland and Labrador is imposing weight restrictions for vehicles on Pitts Memorial Drive between April 22-23. As part of the ongoing bridge work, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure requires all trucks not to carry more than 15 ...

A 23-year-old Glovertown man is facing weapons charges after he allegedly swung at a driver while walking through town Wedenesday night, April 17. Around 11:30 p.m., Mounties received reports of a man walking on the road yelling and swinging an edged ...

Newfoundland and Labrador is introducing two urgent care centres in the St. John’s metro area, which aim to improve timely access to urgent medical attention while relieving pressure on emergency departments. N.L. Health Services has granted a $1.2 ...

Work to address a busy and dangerous east end St. John’s intersection begins this spring. The intersection of Portugal Cove Road, Major's Path and Airport Heights Drive has been a long-standing issue, ranked fifth as having the highest collision ...

A man and woman were sent to hospital with injuries after an alleged assault during what is believed to be a targeted home invasion in the west end of St. John’s on Wednesday night, April 17. The RNC responded to a disturbance at a residence on ...

In July 2025, some Canadians with disabilities will start receiving money from the federal government under its new disability benefit. The benefit – which was outlined in the country's federal budget on Tuesday, April 16 – was referenced as a key ...