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The man who oversaw Newfoundland and Labrador's rocky election has been replaced

The man who oversaw Newfoundland and Labrador's rocky election has been replaced

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The man who oversaw Newfoundland and Labrador's unusual 2021 provincial election has been replaced.
Retired Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP corporal charged with assault, confinement

Retired Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP corporal charged with assault, confinement

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's police oversight agency has charged a retired RCMP officer with forcible confinement and assault. The Serious Incident Response Team of Newfoundland and Labrador says Cpl.
Privacy of nearly 58,500 people breached in 2021 cyberattack on N.L. health care

Privacy of nearly 58,500 people breached in 2021 cyberattack on N.L. health care

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — More than 58,000 people in Newfoundland and Labrador had their private data exposed by the hackers behind a cyberattack on the province's health-care system last year.
Community jumps in to replace skates stolen from Ukrainian girl in Newfoundland

Community jumps in to replace skates stolen from Ukrainian girl in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A community effort is underway in St. John’s to replace a pair of figure skates stolen from an 11-year-old Ukrainian girl who arrived in Newfoundland this summer after fleeing the war in her country.
N.L. paying telehealth company more than twice what it pays doctors for consultations

N.L. paying telehealth company more than twice what it pays doctors for consultations

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The association representing doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador is looking for answers after it discovered the province agreed to pay a private telemedicine company more than double what it pays family doctors for consultations.
A bologna mascot upstages Santa every year in the St. John's, N.L., Christmas parade

A bologna mascot upstages Santa every year in the St. John's, N.L., Christmas parade

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Kids and adults alike waved, cheered and scrambled to get selfies with the star of the annual Christmas parade in downtown St. John's, N.L., on Sunday morning.
N.L. children's hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness

N.L. children's hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A children's hospital in the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador's says it has had to cancel some surgeries and appointments due to a high level of respiratory illness.
N.L. mayor, councillors flew on jet owned by billionaire with local energy interests

N.L. mayor, councillors flew on jet owned by billionaire with local energy interests

STEPHENVILLE, N.L. — A Newfoundland mayor says he and three council members did nothing wrong when they flew home from Germany aboard a private jet owned by a billionaire vying to build a major energy project in their town.
As Newfoundland's Victorian-era jail awaits replacement, observers say it's unfit

As Newfoundland's Victorian-era jail awaits replacement, observers say it's unfit

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is replacing its crumbling, Victorian-era jail in St. John's, but observers say the facility is not fit to house people in the meantime.
Why anti-poverty researchers bristle at holiday appeals for food bank donations

Why anti-poverty researchers bristle at holiday appeals for food bank donations

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Campaigns for food bank donations are a staple of the holiday season, but some Canadian food insecurity researchers say the appeals can be tough to swallow.
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