Newfoundland & Labrador News

A month after Fiona, some in western Newfoundland fear things will never be the same

CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. — For Peggy Savery, the hardest part of the day comes as she leaves work in her Newfoundland community of Port aux Basques and drives to the home she's been staying in with her husband and son.

Oct 25, 2022 2:48 PM Read more >

Report finds no justification for firing man behind chaotic N.L. pandemic election

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The man behind Newfoundland and Labrador's topsy-turvy pandemic election is getting his job back after a report found there wasn't enough evidence that he had fumbled the vote.

Oct 21, 2022 2:10 PM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador premier defends trip with billionaire leading wind pitch

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A luxury fishing trip has prompted questions about the deep connections between Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier and the company hoping to kick-start a hydrogen energy sector in the province.

Oct 20, 2022 2:32 PM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador police force admits systemic racism, commits to improving

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial police force has acknowledged systemic racism within its ranks, as well as the contribution of police to the injustices faced by Indigenous and other racialized people.

Oct 19, 2022 2:41 PM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador update shows $479-million surplus, thanks in part to oil

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Soaring oil prices and unexpected tax windfalls have driven a sea change in Newfoundland and Labrador's financial outlook for the fiscal year, putting the province on course to post its first surplus in more than a decade.

Oct 19, 2022 11:22 AM Read more >

N.L. doctors push back against change that would give government a say in licensing

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Newfoundland and Labrador scrambles to attract doctors, the provincial government has proposed legislative changes that would give its health minister a say in the licensing process for out-of-province physicians.

Oct 18, 2022 2:56 PM Read more >

Condolences roll in as union calls for inquiry into fatal Newfoundland refinery fire

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Condolences are rolling in for a man who died Saturday after an explosion last month at a former Newfoundland oil refinery.

Oct 17, 2022 2:16 PM Read more >

Man injured in Newfoundland refinery explosion has died

COME BY CHANCE, N.L. — One of the workers injured in the Sept. 2 explosion at the refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland has died, refinery owner Braya Renewables said. The explosion at the refinery about 150 kilometres west of St.

Oct 16, 2022 1:46 PM Read more >

Heartbreak and hope as 177 Ukrainians fleeing Russian attacks arrive in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A family separated for four agonizing months was reunited Tuesday in Newfoundland after a plane chartered by the provincial government arrived in St. John's carrying 177 Ukrainians fleeing Russian attacks.

Oct 11, 2022 7:41 PM Read more >

Hockey N.L. withholding player fees from Hockey Canada amid sexual assault claims

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The governing organization for amateur hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador has become the latest provincial body to declare it will withhold player fees from Hockey Canada. Hockey N.L.

Oct 8, 2022 4:01 PM Read more >