Firefighters with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department responded to two separate fire incidents on Thursday in St. John’s. The first call came in at approximately 5:39 p.m. to firefighters after a neighbor called to report a residential structure fire on Springdale Street in downtown St. John’s. When firefighters arrived, smoke could be seen coming from a locked camper trailer. Firefighters laid an attack line and opened the lock door to the trailer. That incident appeared

A 29-year-old man arrested by the RCMP in Ferryland on an outstanding Royal Newfoundland Constabulary warrant was transferred into RNC custody late Wednesday night. RNC received a call from RCMP around 9:21 p.m. on April 22, indicating the man had been arrested in connection with a 2023 file. The accused was turned over to RNC officers and transported to the lockup in St. John’s. He was scheduled to appear before a judge on Thursday morning to answer to the outstanding charge

The provincial government is stepping in to reduce a planned electricity rate increase set for July 1, using a one-time credit to bring down the expected hike. Premier Tony Wakeham has directed Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro to apply $45 million from the Rural Rate Alteration account to offset costs linked to Newfoundland Power. Electricity rates had been projected to rise by about seven per cent. With the credit applied, the increase for island residential customers is expe

Today, we can expect mostly cloudy skies across Newfoundland. On the Northern Peninsula, ice pellets or freezing rain this morning will change to rain or snow and eventually snow, about 5 mm of rain expected, followed by 2 to 4 cm of snow. Highs across the Island will range from minus 2 to plus 2. Snow will be the order of the day in Labrador. Happy Valley-Goose Bay and coastal areas will see 5 to 10 cm of snow. Churchill Falls will receive 2 to 4 cm of snow. Snow will start

Fuel prices increased across Newfoundland and Labrador in the latest adjustment, with gasoline rising by up to 3.2 cents per litre. Diesel prices on the Island went up by as much as 7.8 cents per litre, while diesel in western Labrador saw a larger increase of 10.4 cents per litre. Heating fuels also rose, with furnace oil on the Island increasing by 6.71 cents per litre. Stove oil in western Labrador climbed by 9.78 cents per litre. The Public Utilities Board said its next s