Newfoundland & Labrador News
Amid suspected overdose deaths in N.L., advocates call for more access to naloxone
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical examiner investigates nearly a dozen drug-related deaths, harm-reduction advocates say an antidote to opioid overdoses should be more widely available across the province.
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Police in Newfoundland say 14-year-old boy faces murder charge in woman's death
MOUNT PEARL, N.L. — A 14-year-old boy is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a woman last week in Mount Pearl, N.L., police said Tuesday. Const.
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No injuries after timber beam falls from Hibernia offshore oil platform
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore petroleum regulator says nobody was injured in a potentially deadly accident on the deck of the Hibernia Platform last month.
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N.L. premier's trip to billionaire's fishing lodge did not break rules: commissioner
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Newfoundland police officer found guilty of sex assault is once again out on bail
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland police officer is once again out on bail after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in her living room while he was on duty.
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Cormorant crash probe finds N.L. airbase running at reduced firefighting capacity
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An investigation into a military helicopter crash at the Gander, N.L., airport last year says the facility has been running with reduced firefighting capabilities since March 2020.
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N.L. police warn of armed and violent person near Swift Current
SWIFT CURRENT, N.L. — RCMP in Newfoundland have issued an emergency alert regarding an armed person near the community of Swift Current. Police say 36-year-old Tony Farrell of Marystown, N.L., is believed to be armed and violent.
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Newfoundland police officer found guilty of on-duty rape once again seeking bail
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland police officer found guilty of raping a woman in her living room while he was on duty is once again seeking bail.
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British balloonists' transatlantic quest thwarted as troubles force landing in N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Two ballooning Brits have abandoned their quest to fly across the Atlantic Ocean after technical issues forced them to land in central Newfoundland Friday morning. U.K.
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N.L. judge upholds Trudeau Foundation bid to have sex harassment suit heard in Quebec
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court has sided with the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation in its bid to have a sexual harassment case heard in Quebec.
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