St. John's News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The next Progressive Conservative leader in Newfoundland and Labrador will take the helm of a government that has dropped in popularity and must face voters within a year of becoming premier.

After months of preparation, volunteers and workers at Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry, also known as WARM, are getting ready to open a home for homeless women and children.

RCMP reduced a section of the TCH near Middle Gull Pond to one lane on Friday night, due to a fuel spill.

Sophomore Adham Floyd had 19 points as St. John's went on a 7-0 run to close out the game and top Franklin, 55-48, to win the Central Mass.

The driver of the pickup truck didn't see Joseph Brown until it was too late to avoid hitting him.

New Democrat Natural Resources critic Peter Julian was in St. John's, flanked by local MPs Ryan Cleary and Peter Julian, to talk about sustainable development, and all the things he thinks that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is doing wrong.

A 62-year-old woman has died, following injuries she sustained in a fire at 142 Blackmarsh Rd. in St. John's.

Jon Kitzen, the co-producer of the Oscar-winning short documentary, The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, will return to St. John's with his new trophy on Monday.

HEREFORD Sixth Form College's Academia Musica Choir teamed with the Choir of Selwyn College Cambridge to give a fine performance of the St John Passion at St John's Smith Square, London on February 22. Following their very successful tour of Cambridge two years ago, Sarah MacDonald, music director of Selwyn College was so impressed she proposed a ... (more)

Victims of sexual and physical abuse at the former Mount Cashel orphanage are among those receiving a long-owed apology from the Christian Brothers that takes direct and unequivocal blame.

At St Clement's and St John's Infant School in Boscombe youngsters went one step further to spell out WE heart BOOKS in the school playground.

A criminal investigation into an incident involving RNC officers last year outside a pool hall in St. - SJohn's is going to be done by RCMP investigators, RNC Chief Bill Janes confirmed today.

It seems bedbugs are making their way through the justice system in St. John's. Months after they were detected at provincial court in Atlantic Place, the bugs have now been spotted at both Newfoundland Supreme Court and the St. John's Lockup.

With what are being described as "more seasonal temperatures" forecast into the weekend, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro has ended its special request for power conservation.

People in Newfoundland and the St. John's metro area will experience a cooler-than-usual spring for at least a little while, but temperatures should be near-normal for the vast majority of the season.

Four lanes of traffic are tied up this morning on Kenmount Road in St. John's as a result of a traffic accident.

A Scouts Canada group in St. John's hope the organization will overturn its decision to suspend the local commissioner.

Standard time returns to daylight saving time Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. and people are asked to turn their clocks ahead one hour at that time.

Carolyn Power, who hopes to soon become a first-time homeowner, said finding her prospective new abode wasn't an easy task.

This is the next major event as part of the Lancaster Guardian and The Visitor appeal to raise A 500,000 to preserve St John's Hospice for future generations.