Terry Roberts

One of the two candidates for mayor in the Town of Placentia, Bernie Power, was found guilty last month of stealing merchandise from Costco in St. John's.

After two decades of non-partisan municipal politics, former Paradise mayor Dan Bobbett has taken an unusual route along the political spectrum to become a candidate in the upcoming provincial election.

Researchers believe remains found in northern France may be those of a soldier from St. John's, but a family mystery is hindering the identification process.

In a rare use of the provincial government's powers, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs has dismissed the entire town council in Victoria, and appointed a temporary administrator to oversee the affairs of the the Conception Bay North community of roughly 1,700 residents.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Covid-19 travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador were "reasonably justified" as infection numbers soared, lives were lost and little was known about the virus.

The union that represents workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper and Deer Lake Power is requesting an urgent meeting with top brass at Kruger Inc. as questions mount about the future of the newsprint sector, and Kruger's ambitious plan to diversify its operations in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador's health department is tightening up its protocols, the police are investigating and the minister says she remains committed to a bonus program for health-care workers following incidents of fraud last year that cost the provincial government $450,000.

It was overshadowed last week by all the hoopla surrounding Bay du Nord, but the provincial government is defending a decision to rip up a Liberal-era plan to lease the Bull Arm fabrication site to an energy company with big plans develop a green energy project on Newfoundland's east coast.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government will not renew a controversial sponsorship deal with an English professional soccer team, saying there were no "clear outcomes" linked to the $171K investment.

The former Liberal government in Newfoundland and Labrador opened the treasury last year to fund the shingles vaccine for older residents in a pre-election manoeuvre, and people have been sprinting to their nearest pharmacy, public health nurse and physician in order to get the double jab.