Newfoundland & Labrador News
Newfoundland archdiocese gives update on its process for dealing with abuse claims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Archdiocese of St. John’s, N.L., says it has nearly completed the process of selling off church properties in the city as it deals with sexual abuse claims.
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Newfoundland's fishing towns were built to survive, but Fiona changed the game
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — For generations, Cory Munden's family has been building and living on the same piece of oceanside land in the southwestern Newfoundland town of Port aux Basques.
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Report slams lavish salaries at N.L. corporation responsible for Muskrat Falls dam
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An auditor's report says there was no business justification for the high salaries paid to executives and managers at the Newfoundland and Labrador Crown energy corporation responsible for Muskrat Falls.
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N.L. making COVID-19 rapid tests widely available for first time since pandemic hit
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are making COVID-19 rapid tests widely and freely available to the public for the first time since the pandemic began. Chief medical officer of health Dr.
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'Torrential rain' causes flooding in Newfoundland town already devastated by Fiona
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. — A southwestern Newfoundland community already overwhelmed by the destruction wrought by post-tropical storm Fiona is now dealing with flooding after a weekend of heavy rainfall.
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Canadian Elite Basketball League folds its franchise in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Canadian Elite Basketball League is suspending operations of its franchise in St. John's, N.L. after just one season, the league announced on Friday.
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600-year-old gold coin discovered in Newfoundland could be oldest found in Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A history enthusiast in Newfoundland has discovered what may be the oldest known English coin ever found in Canada.
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Publication ban denied for former Newfoundland police officer facing rape allegation
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former Newfoundland police officer alleged to have sexually assaulted a colleague in 2014 will not be protected by a publication ban, according to a decision released Monday from a provincial Supreme Court judge.
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Newfoundland and Labrador to open recruitment desk in India to attract nurses
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The government of Newfoundland and Labrador's plan to establish an office in India aimed at attracting internationally trained nurses to the province raises questions about equity and immigrant retention, an economist said Friday.
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Statue in Newfoundland to pay tribute to one of the last of the Beothuk people
BOTWOOD, N.L. — Plans are in the works to install a bronze statue in central Newfoundland to commemorate the death 200 years ago of Demasduit, an Indigenous woman who was among the last surviving members of the Beothuk people.
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