Newfoundland & Labrador News

ST. JOHN'S — There was a very happy chicken in a suburb of St. John's, N.L., on Friday after residents who had been forced to leave their homes because of a wildfire were finally cleared to return.

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador's largest wildfire may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures, though it is still too dangerous for crews to get into the area for an accurate tally, officials said Thursday. The fire near Kingston, N.L.

ST. JOHN'S — Officials say the largest wildfire burning in Newfoundland and Labrador may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures.

ST. JOHN'S — Evacuees who fled a roaring wildfire near Newfoundland and Labrador's largest city received a special donation Wednesday from a young musician.

ST. JOHN'S — Residents near Newfoundland and Labrador's largest city were ordered to flee a wildfire Tuesday, as thousands of other people across the province faced the prospect of leaving or losing their homes to flames.

Sweltering heat is expected to break in the coming days for many Canadians after Monday's scorching temperatures broke dozens of daily heat records across the country.

SMALL POINT-ADAM'S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE — He has no official confirmation, but Luo Xu is certain his family’s evacuated home in eastern Newfoundland has been destroyed by wildfire.

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan says two water bombers from Ontario are expected to help with his province’s battle against a string of stubborn wildfires.

HARBOUR GRACE — A life-size statue of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart has been found — cut into pieces — months after it was stolen from a park northwest of St. John's, N.L., RCMP say.

Another day of punishing heat and humidity across much of the country was shedding light Monday on the situation for vulnerable Canadians who often struggle to access cooling.