News/Canada/Nfld.&Labrador
What N.L. could learn from the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history
Marine scientist Donald Boesch says the controversy fuelled by recent oil spills off Canada’s East Coast has some “fairly interesting and striking comparisons” to his past...
Ambulances tied up by delays in off-loading patients at St. John’s hospital ERs
Paramedics are voicing their concerns to the Newfoundland and Labrador government about delays in patients being admitted to emergency departments in St. John’s....
Whiteway woman’s mysterious illness baffling doctors, frustrating family
Suzanne Whalen, left — with her husband, Craig, and daughter, Katie — seen here in healthier times, has been having what look like severe...
3 dead in Labrador float plane crash, fate of 4 others unknown
This is the view of the Mistastin Lake crater from Discovery Peak. The lake is the site of a float plane crash. (Michael...
Liberals to hold minority government in N.L., PCs not conceding defeat
Premier Dwight Ball is greeted in Corner Brook after winning the Newfoundland and Labrador election on Thursday night. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press )...
5 provinces have changed governments in past year. N.L. could be next
Liberal Leader Dwight Ball has run a campaign that emphasizes optimism, although he acknowledges that Newfoundland and Labrador has tough financial problems to...
Contradictory polls agree on one thing: Dwight Ball’s Liberals are in trouble
Liberal Leader Dwight Ball entered the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial election as the frontrunner. He might now be entering the campaign’s final week...
Oil and gas out of N.L. marine protected areas, welcome in marine refuges
A federal government decision banned oil and gas activity in a marine protected area off the west coast of Newfoundland — while welcoming it in a marine refuge...
No photos! Put your phone down when a polar bear is nearby, N.L. wildlife enforcement says
A picture of a nearby polar bear is impressive, but it can also be dangerous to get. That’s why wildlife enforcement officers are...
Couple says they were scammed by Dominican casino on resort, bullied into paying $6,500
One minute they were close to winning $100,000, and the next, they were at an ATM being ordered by guards to take out thousands...
Doctor writes to U.S. embassy, urging visa for Afghan mother in N.L. with ailing child
A high-ranking doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital has written a letter to the American embassy in Halifax, urging an expedited visa for an...
Sweet deal: Corner Brook store offers ice cream for good grades
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but there is free ice cream for high-achieving students in Corner Brook. It’s...
‘Sexual nature’ allegations result in St. John’s-based Armed Forces member charged
A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been charged after alleged incidents of a sexual nature happened at a St. John’s station. ...
Suspicion of fire in cargo hold prompts emergency British Airways landing in St. John’s
A British Airways Boeing 777 carrying 209 people landed safely at St. John’s International Airport after declaring an emergency early Tuesday morning. The...
Eat Smart kale salad kit recalled due to possible Listeria contamination
This 340-gram Eat Smart brand Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag Kit, with a best before date of Feb. 16, has been recalled in...
Vats of seafood sauce left to rot in small N.L. town
Juliette (Sis) Lee walks to a closet in her St. Mary’s, N.L., home and pulls out the masks she gives to her grandchildren to wear when...
