November 20 is National Child Day in Canada. It's a day to celebrate the rights of children everywhere to live happy, healthy lives, and to support them in reaching their full potential. The City of St. John’s is offering free events and programs from November 15 to 20 at various community centres to celebrate. Events include Youth Drop-In Programs, Everyone Welcome Swims and Active Playgroup. On November 15, from 10 a.m. to noon, there will be a Move it Family Fun Event at K

On Tuesday evening, the RNC were called to a report of an unknown trouble in progress at a residence in the downtown area of St John’s. Responding officers spoke to the complainant, who reported ongoing issues with their neighbour. Following the investigation, a 47-year-old male was taken into custody and charged with two counts of mischief, four counts of uttering threats, causing a disturbance and breach of release order. The accused will appear in court this morning.

The low that brought severe weather to the province on Tuesday will continue its assault today. Strong winds are expected across the Island and eastern Labrador over the course of the day. For north facing coasts of Newfoundland, gusts up to 100 km/h are possible. Along the west coast of Newfoundland, snow and rain are expected. There is a chance of showers in central, while most of the Avalon should see a mix of sun and cloud. Western areas of Labrador will see snow today, w

Minister of Justice and Public Safety Helen Conway Ottenheimer will participate in the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Leaders Emergency Management meetings taking place in Toronto this week. The meetings will bring together emergency management leaders from across Canada to discuss priorities and strategies to strengthen national and regional preparedness and response capabilities. Items on the agenda include advancing a national emergency management strategy, enhancing respo

Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP advises the public of an increased police presence in the area of Mesher Street due to an ongoing police operation. Residents in the area are asked to remain indoors with doors locked. Motorists and the public are asked to avoid the area while officers conduct their work. In the interest of safety, please do not share any information about or photos of police the area on social media.