Newfoundland & Labrador News

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 7:33 AM Read more >

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

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Apr 10, 2024 1:33 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 11:30 AM 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 9:36 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 2:53 PM Read more >

In path of totality, Atlantic Canada marvels at 'magic' of solar eclipse

GANDER, N.L. — An emotional astrophysicist struggled for words on Monday afternoon in Gander, N.L., after a total solar eclipse plunged the central Newfoundland community into darkness for more than two minutes.

Apr 8, 2024 2:50 PM Read more >

Looking to pick up carpentry skills? In Newfoundland, you can learn to build a boat

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — There are many reasons a dozen people gathered two evenings a week this year in St. John's to build a traditional Newfoundland boat, bending and clamping long planks of wood and handling high-strength industrial glue.

Apr 7, 2024 3:00 AM Read more >

Anger and anxiety in Newfoundland after abrupt end to Growlers hockey team

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The sudden end of the Newfoundland Growlers has left sports fans crushed and business owners anxious in a capital city spurned before by professional hockey teams.

Apr 3, 2024 1:38 PM Read more >

Landslide drags truck with two people inside into Humber River in Corner Brook, N.L.

CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Two people caught in a landslide in western Newfoundland narrowly avoided disaster when their truck was swept into a river shortly after midnight.

Apr 2, 2024 8:21 AM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador police watchdog starts collecting race-based data

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s police watchdog says it will start today collecting race-based data from the cases it investigates.

Apr 1, 2024 11:45 AM Read more >