The Western Star

ST. ANTHONY, N.L. – Work has been harder and harder to come by at St. Anthony Seafoods this season. And questions abound around what the government plans to do to help these people make it through the next year. As fewer shrimp are being ...

GANDER, N.L. – Gander-based EVAS Air will set a company milestone this week as an all-female crew will operate a flight for the first time. The flight will travel from Gander to Goose Bay on Thursday, June 28. “This is an exciting ...

The Health Research Ethics Authority (HREA) is establishing a separate subcommittee whose express purpose is to review applications to conduct genetic or genomic research on human subjects. The move, the authority says, is in response to an ...

At least one of the many microbreweries planned for the province over the last two years won’t be moving ahead. Over the weekend, the Motion Bay Brewing Company — formally registered with the province’s Department of Municipal ...

RODDICKTON-BIDE ARM, N.L. — A partnership between a mineral royalties company and mining exploration company had a cautiously optimistic message for Northern Peninsula communities last month. Altius Minerals of St. John’s and ...

CLARENVILLE, N.L. — The Clarenville Farm and Market had an official opening this past Saturday, June 23, for their new permanent structure building and bathroom facilities. The new structure. Grant Pelley photo. Those in ...

In the tiny community of New Harbour about an hour’s drive west of St. John’s, N.L., a 51-year-old who identified as a man for decades publicly came out six weeks ago as a woman. Meet Sarah-Dena Harnum. There are still a few ...

One summertime ritual is almost upon us and -  even though the school-related expenses will take a break for a couple of months - the pressure is now on for some families to find the money to pay for summer camp for one or more children. The ...

St. John’s-based CoLab Software will be bolstering its staff in the coming weeks and months in preparation for the early release of its full-scale, cloud-based issue and design management platform thanks to $600,000 in pre-seed financing ...

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, N.L. – Lisa Power has been recognized as among the very top performing McDonald’s restaurant managers in the world. Power, who manages the McDonald’s in Grand Falls-Windsor, has won a Ray Kroc ...