Newfoundland & Labrador News

N.L. university chair disciplined for sending pro-Palestinian email to alumnus’s dad

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Officials at Memorial University have recommended privacy training for the chair of the school's board of regents after he forwarded an alumnus's pro-Palestinian campaign email to her father last month.

Jul 30, 2024 1:01 PM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador doubles funeral benefits after unclaimed bodies pile up

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Jul 29, 2024 12:17 PM Read more >

Why does purple dominate in lupin fields? Biology and the bees, says scientist

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In downtown St. John's, N.L., this summer, motorists have been treated to a rare botanical sight — a plume of pink lupins growing at the heart of a hectic intersection.

Jul 27, 2024 3:00 AM Read more >

Unclaimed bodies are piling up in Newfoundland. A funeral director blames government.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Unclaimed bodies are piling up in Newfoundland, and a funeral director says they likely belong to people whose loved ones couldn't get enough government help to pay for a funeral.

Jul 25, 2024 9:16 AM Read more >

'A wonderful feeling': Wildfire evacuation order ends for 7,000 from Labrador City

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. — Labrador City residents who were ordered to evacuate last week after the reignition of a once-smouldering fire near the town were allowed to return home Monday.

Jul 22, 2024 9:52 AM Read more >

Joy in Newfoundland after ‘Lucky 7′ fishers survive harrowing days lost at sea

NEW-WES-VALLEY, N.L. — There was a powerful word being repeated in the joyful Newfoundland community of New-Wes-Valley on Sunday: "Miracle.

Jul 21, 2024 5:02 PM Read more >

Essential workers allowed to return to Labrador City as wildfire eases

WABUSH, NL — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey called it a “good news day” as he announced some Labrador City residents will be allowed to return home after a wildfire forced an evacuation last week.

Jul 20, 2024 11:16 AM Read more >

Newfoundland premier says crew members on missing fishing boat found alive

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The crew of a missing Newfoundland fishing vessel has been found safe and sound..

Jul 19, 2024 10:21 PM Read more >

Global tech outage reaches Atlantic Canada, affects Newfoundland health-care services

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A global technology disruption spread to parts of Atlantic Canada Friday morning, affecting the government of Newfoundland and Labrador's online services and health-care information systems.

Jul 19, 2024 1:21 PM Read more >

Newfoundland town on edge as crews search for missing vessel with seven people aboard

NEW-WES-VALLEY, N.L. — Anxiety gripped a Newfoundland fishing community Friday as a massive search was underway for a missing vessel carrying seven harvesters that hadn't been heard from in two days. Mike Tiller, mayor of New-Wes-Valley, N.L.

Jul 19, 2024 1:02 PM Read more >