Newfoundland & Labrador News

Residents return home after harrowing evacuation from 'blast zone' of Labrador fire

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — People living in the "blast zone" of a central Labrador structure fire were able to return to their homes on Saturday after officials ended an evacuation order because there was no longer any risk of explosions.

Apr 20, 2024 11:59 AM Read more >

Fire in Labrador town under control, officials tells residents to stay away

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — RCMP say the fire that prompted a state of emergency in a Labrador town is now under control.

Apr 20, 2024 6:03 AM Read more >

500 Newfoundlanders wound up on the same cruise. They had a time.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Celebrity Apex cruise to the Caribbean this month turned into a rocking Newfoundland kitchen party when hundreds of people from Canada's easternmost province happened to be booked on the same ship.

Apr 16, 2024 11:33 AM Read more >

Protest averted as Newfoundland and Labrador premier helps reach pricing deal on crab

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A potentially volatile dispute over Newfoundland and Labrador's crab fishery has been averted with the help of Premier Andrew Furey.

Apr 15, 2024 11:17 AM Read more >

Striking crab fishers vow to resume protests at Newfoundland and Labrador legislature

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The man who led a fish harvesters protest that shut down the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature building last month says he and his colleagues plan to return on Monday to keep up their fight for what he calls "free enterprise.

Apr 12, 2024 1:59 PM Read more >

Companies selected to replace crumbling, rodent-infested Newfoundland jail — again

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has selected a corporate entity to replace a Victorian-era jail home to rampant rodent and mould infestations.

Apr 11, 2024 8:33 AM Read more >

In megaproject-weary Newfoundland, a massive hydrogen operation has some on edge

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Apr 10, 2024 2:33 PM Read more >

Controversial wind-powered hydrogen project gets final approval in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A controversial wind-powered hydrogen development proposed for the west coast of Newfoundland has cleared its last hurdle with the provincial government.

Apr 9, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

Dentist who let officer extract teeth from N.L. inmate granted absolute discharge

GANDER, N.L. — A dental surgeon who allowed a correctional officer to extract four teeth from a sedated inmate in central Newfoundland was granted an absolute discharge by a Supreme Court judge on Tuesday.

Apr 9, 2024 10:36 AM Read more >

Harvesters refusing to fish crab in Newfoundland and Labrador, saying price too low

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Crab fishing season has opened in most of Newfoundland and Labrador, but the union representing inshore harvesters says its members have left their boats tied up at the wharf.

Apr 8, 2024 3:53 PM Read more >