St. John's News

On March 4, Robert Janes passed Adams Island in Lancaster Sound, 10 days into his desperate bid to leave north Baffin Island by dog sled.

Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire at the city depot in St. John's late Friday morning.

Organizers of the Victoria Park Lantern Festival volunteers have been busy redesigning their weekend light show because of the ban on fires in St. John's.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is seeking the same suspect in two back-to-back pharmacy holdups in downtown St. John's Thursday afternoon.

The Churchill Falls power development in central Labrador, is pictured under construction which was completed ni late 1971.

Vandalism to the insulators at the Virginia Waters substation caused this morning's outage that affected customers for several hours in the east end of St. John's, Newfoundland Power says.

The trembling in Leo Horlick's hands Thursday afternoon had nothing to do with what spina bifida has done to his body.

Major John McCrae penned his now famous poem, In Flanders Fields, in May 1915 after he conducted the burial service for his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer.

Meet Your New Neighbor: Florida native feels at home here Paralyzed as undergrad, Bell returns to St. John's to teach, writes book and will appear on TV Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/life/2014/07/24/meet-new-neighbor-florida-native-feels-home/13135443/ Robert Bell of St. Cloud was born in Florida and went to St.

The officer who fired his gun during an incident outside the Memorial University Field House in February says he feared for his safety, and the safety of his fellow officers.

Six more workers at CFS St. John's are losing their jobs. The Canadian Forces Station employees - clerical and warehouse staff, and a vehicle mechanic - received notices Wednesday their jobs were being cut, said Jeannie Baldwin, regional executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

Carmel Walsh does not feel she is strong enough to travel to New Brunswick for a heart procedure that could both extend and improve her life.

Crime was down in the St. John's metro area for 2013 compared to the year before, but its crime rate was among the highest in the country Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief Bill Janes spoke with reporters Wednesday about the release of a Statistics Canada report that breaks down crime statistics from across the country for 2013.

The overall number of violent crimes in St. John's decreased in 2013, but the Violent Crime Severity index shot upward, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says.

St. John's is on the cusp of smashing a weather record, with Environment Canada noting that the capital has had more hot days than any year in decades.

In less than a week, an online fundraiser for a woman with locked-in syndrome has well surpassed its goal.

The City of St. John's says it will extend the existing fire ban to include fires in any outdoor wood-burning appliances and consumer fireworks.

A residential trip to Guernsey proved an enjoyable educational experience for Weymouth pupils before they said goodbye to their school.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea has told an all-party committee in Newfoundland and Labrador that Ottawa's shrimp quota cuts won't be changed.

AWAITED crackdown on student homes is on the verge of coming into force in Worcester - as it emerged the public have given it the thumbs-up.