Newfoundland & Labrador News

Anger and anxiety in Newfoundland after abrupt end to Growlers hockey team

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The sudden end of the Newfoundland Growlers has left sports fans crushed and business owners anxious in a capital city spurned before by professional hockey teams.

Apr 3, 2024 2:38 PM Read more >

Landslide drags truck with two people inside into Humber River in Corner Brook, N.L.

CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Two people caught in a landslide in western Newfoundland narrowly avoided disaster when their truck was swept into a river shortly after midnight.

Apr 2, 2024 9:21 AM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador police watchdog starts collecting race-based data

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s police watchdog says it will start today collecting race-based data from the cases it investigates.

Apr 1, 2024 12:45 PM Read more >

Woman in Northern Ireland finds people who can understand her — in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Whitney McCullough says she has always felt like people outside her home of Banbridge, Northern Ireland, need subtitles to decipher her accent and slang.

Mar 30, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

Former N.L. Mountie charged with perjury for testimony at another officer's trial

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former RCMP officer is facing charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for testimony he gave on the witness stand at another Mountie's trial, Newfoundland and Labrador's police oversight agency said Wednesday. Const.

Mar 27, 2024 11:27 AM Read more >

With help from Pitbull, Newfoundland cabbie shows spoons aren’t just for folk music

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Harold Butler scrolled through a long playlist glowing on his iPhone screen in his spacious taxi, which was parked on a downtown street in St. John's, N.L., on a recent rainy night. Flo Rida? Not now.

Mar 26, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >

N.L. fish harvesters reach deal, ending demonstration that shut down government

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A fisherman who led protests this week that shut down the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature says he has reached a deal with the government to make it easier for harvesters to earn a living.

Mar 22, 2024 2:56 PM Read more >

N.L. tables budget with $152-million deficit a day after protest shut legislature

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Mar 21, 2024 3:49 PM Read more >

Highlights of Newfoundland and Labrador's 2024-25 budget

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhan Coady tabled the province’s 2024-25 budget Thursday. Here are some highlights: - Projected GDP is $33.2 billion, which is a five per cent increase from $31.

Mar 21, 2024 11:41 AM Read more >

Chaotic fishers protest blocks entrance to Newfoundland legislature, halts budget

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A protest Wednesday that descended into a chaotic confrontation between mounted police officers and fishers outside the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature halted the provincial government's plans to present its latest budget.

Mar 20, 2024 3:19 PM Read more >