Newfoundland & Labrador News

N.L. government to offer apology for residential schools to Nunatsiavut Inuit

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government will offer an apology to residential school survivors and their families in Nunatsiavut and Happy Valley-Goose Bay next week. Premier Andrew Furey will make apologies from Nov. 1 to Nov.

Oct 27, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Gas and power utility Fortis reports $394M Q3 profit, up from $326M a year earlier

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Fortis Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $394 million, up from $326 million a year earlier. The gas and power utility says the profit amounted to 81 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept.

Oct 27, 2023 5:04 AM Read more >

Inside Newfoundland and Labrador's private, for-profit homeless shelter system

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A homeless woman says she's been placed back in the very system she was trying to escape when she began living in a tent across the street from Newfoundland and Labrador's legislature building.

Oct 25, 2023 2:35 PM Read more >

Scotiabank says it will close eight branches across rural Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Scotiabank says it is closing eight branches across rural Newfoundland.

Oct 24, 2023 1:32 PM Read more >

Auditor flags high salaries, lavish spending at Memorial University in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Oct 23, 2023 1:38 PM Read more >

Innu leaders quit meetings with N.L. premier, citing issues with unrecognized group

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Innu leaders say they will no longer be attending Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey's annual meetings with the province's Indigenous groups.

Oct 20, 2023 12:19 PM Read more >

After two weeks, minister hasn't visited tent city outside Newfoundland legislature

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A homeless woman living in a tent city across from Newfoundland and Labrador's legislature says it's "insulting" that the province's housing minister hasn't made his way over to the site to speak with residents.

Oct 19, 2023 12:45 PM Read more >

Police take tents, supplies from homeless encampment outside Newfoundland legislature

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police dismantled tents and reportedly took away food and dry clothing Tuesday from a homeless encampment across from the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature.

Oct 17, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Newly elected Tory Opposition leader in N.L. says people should pay less tax

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Tony Wakeham spent his day in the Newfoundland and Labrador house of assembly sitting across from Liberal Premier Andrew Furey as the newly elected Opposition leader.

Oct 16, 2023 2:28 PM Read more >

In Newfoundland, champion runners look up to 85-year-old woman still ‘killing it’

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As she lined up to start Newfoundland's annual 20-kilometre Cape to Cabot race Sunday, 85-year-old Florence Barron might have been underestimated by some of her competitors.

Oct 16, 2023 2:24 PM Read more >