Newfoundland & Labrador News

Protesting N.L. crab fishers watch from shore as Maritime fishers head out to harvest

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As a standoff between crab fishers and processors enters its third week in Newfoundland and Labrador, all eyes are on Maritime fishers who have begun their annual harvest.

Apr 25, 2023 2:22 PM Read more >

Gaultois staying put: Resettlement vote falls short in tiny Newfoundland town

GAULTOIS, N.L. — Residents of an isolated village along Newfoundland's southern coast will be staying put after a relocation vote failed to garner enough support.

Apr 21, 2023 1:21 PM Read more >

Calls grow for Newfoundland police to reckon with sexual assault claims, culture

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer heads to jail for sexual assault, calls are growing for the force to reckon with mounting allegations against its officers, and commit to changing its culture.

Apr 21, 2023 12:28 PM Read more >

Newfoundland cop convicted of sexual assault heading to jail after appeal dismissed

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer is heading back to jail for sexual assault after a ruling Wednesday from the province's Court of Appeal brought an eight-year legal process closer to a much-anticipated end. Const.

Apr 19, 2023 2:25 PM Read more >

Parks Canada issues warning after video captures woman hit by wave at N.L. landmark

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Parks Canada has issued a safety warning after a video surfaced on social media showing a woman get knocked over by a huge wave at a popular tourist site in Newfoundland.

Apr 18, 2023 10:09 AM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador crab fishery grinds to a halt as harvesters protest prices

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Apr 17, 2023 1:37 PM Read more >

Several kids taken to hospital after chlorine gas leak at St. John's hotel: officials

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Hundreds of people were temporarily emptied out of a downtown St. John's hotel Friday afternoon after a chlorine gas leak in the facility's pool area, officials said.

Apr 14, 2023 2:38 PM Read more >

In Newfoundland, 'commissioning' of troubled hydro dam met with skepticism, unease

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Though Muskrat Falls has weighed heavily on Newfoundland and Labrador's finances and residents' morale, reaction was surprisingly muted to an announcement this week that the project is finally considered to be in working order.

Apr 14, 2023 12:11 PM Read more >

Newfoundland men accused of sexual violence against youth face more charges

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland police have laid more charges against two men accused of sexually assaulting multiple teenagers in St. John's.

Apr 13, 2023 12:17 PM Read more >

Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in N.L. considered commissioned: CEO

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project is considered commissioned after years of delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns.

Apr 12, 2023 2:31 PM Read more >