Newfoundland & Labrador News

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.

Dec 8, 2022 2:35 PM Read more >

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.

Dec 8, 2022 11:26 AM Read more >

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.

Dec 4, 2022 1:42 PM Read more >

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.

Dec 3, 2022 10:58 AM Read more >

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.

Nov 30, 2022 4:29 PM Read more >

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.

Nov 28, 2022 3:10 PM Read more >

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.

Nov 27, 2022 3:21 PM Read more >

Blackouts after Muskrat Falls transmission line test in Labrador fails

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador has run into more problems.

Nov 25, 2022 2:10 PM Read more >

Red Cross has distributed $27 million in Fiona donations, most to Nova Scotia, P.E.I.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Canadian Red Cross has distributed most of the millions raised to help those affected by post-tropical storm Fiona, and almost all of the money has gone to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Nov 21, 2022 3:51 PM Read more >

Newfoundland archdiocese gives update on its process for dealing with abuse claims

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Archdiocese of St. John’s, N.L., says it has nearly completed the process of selling off church properties in the city as it deals with sexual abuse claims.

Nov 20, 2022 2:57 PM Read more >