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Cenovus fined $2.5-million for role in biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history
Cenovus Energy must pay a $2.5 million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill ever recorded in Newfoundland and Labrador. Cenovus logos are displayed at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, Tuesday, June 7, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Uber expands its ride-hailing service to Newfoundland and Labrador
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 09, 2019 the Uber logo is seen on a car in Washington, DC. - A California appeals court on March 13, 2023 backed a state law letting Uber, Lyft and other app-based, on-demand companies treat drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. The ruling came as a victory for the ride-share firms, which had backed Proposition 22 ahead of its passage in the state in 2020. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Labrador town declares state of emergency as officials brace for possible explosion
A sign for Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay is shown in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. in a May 11, 2023 photo. A town in Labrador has declared a state of emergency because a fire has spread to an area containing explosive material. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Harvesters refusing to fish crab in Newfoundland and Labrador, saying price too low
The union representing inshore fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador says its members are refusing to catch crab because the prices offered to them at the wharf are too low to make a living. Fish harvesters and their supporters protest outside the Confederation Building in St. John's on Thursday, March 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Alberta premier says carbon policy has changed since past comments about benefits
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The Alberta government is asking the federal government for more control over provincial immigration.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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Inuk designer April Allen is bringing culture to the catwalk
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Trudeau says premiers complaining about carbon price didn’t pitch better ideas
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits UNIFOR Local 200 and Local 444 members in Windsor, Ont., Thursday, March 14, 2024. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers asking for a pause to the carbon price's upcoming increase, saying they have not provided any better ideas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
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Newfoundland, eager to shed dependency on expensive travel nurses, launches program for rural communities
Mark Alyward, a unionized staff nurse practitioner, photographed in a clinic at the Bonavista Peninsula Health Centre in Bonavista, Newfoundfland. (Johnny C.Y. Lam for the Globe and Mail)
politics
Trudeau accuses N.L. premier of ‘bowing to political pressure’ in carbon pricing spat
N.L. Premier Andrew Furey takes questions from reporters as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on, in Clarenville N.L. on March 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Newfoundland and Labrador questioned over figuring out cost of shutting down oil projects
Newfoundland and Labrador must figure out how much it will cost taxpayers when the companies operating the oilfields off the province's coasts decide to pull up their pipelines and leave, says the province's auditor general. The Hebron Platform, anchored in Trinity Bay, N.L., is shown on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Police in Newfoundland and Labrador have issued a warning about illicit drugs following five recent deaths
<div>The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has issued a warning about illicit drugs following five recent sudden deaths. A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary police car is shown in St. John's in a June 2020 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie</div>
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Use of traditional Newfoundland and Labrador song in Vrbo ad prompts outcry from residents
A lawyer in Newfoundland has been disbarred by the province's law society for being "ungovernable." The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador released a decision this week after a hearing in September heard that Averill Baker had been found guilty of breaching the society's code of conduct 25 times and breaking other rules 10 times. Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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This Valentine’s Day, Labrador’s north coast may not have any fresh flowers for sale
Fresh flowers are on display at a grocery store in St. John's on Friday, February 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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By-election in Newfoundland and Labrador delayed due to poor weather
A lawyer in Newfoundland has been disbarred by the province's law society for being "ungovernable." The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador released a decision this week after a hearing in September heard that Averill Baker had been found guilty of breaching the society's code of conduct 25 times and breaking other rules 10 times. Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Innu health pioneer describes pain caused by system at Labrador youth services inquiry
An inquiry into the treatment of Innu youth in Labrador's child protection system is hearing today from an Innu woman who says her parents lost control of their lives when they moved to Sheshatshiu in 1960. The Innu Nation Main Office is seen in Sheshatshiu, N.L., on May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Newfoundland airport reopening after bomb threat deemed ‘non-credible’
A person stands at the main entrance to St. John's International Airport Terminal is shown on January 19, 2022.&nbsp;Police in Newfoundland and Labrador say they're investigating a bomb threat made at the St. John's International Airport this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Why flights between Newfoundland and Europe have Labrador Inuit shaking their heads
Johannes Lampe, president of the Inuit Nunatsiavut government, and Barry Andersen, the AngajukKak — or mayor — of Makkovik, N.L., say the staggering cost of flights to their communities mean the cost for groceries and essential goods are out of reach for many. A shopper looks on shelves inside the Northern Store where most groceries and goods are purchased in Nain, N.L., on Friday, May 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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Plan to replace Newfoundland's crumbling, 164-year-old jail delayed by high costs
John Abbott, Newfoundland and Labrador's minister of transportation and infrastructure, is shown in St.John's on Wednesday, Dec.20, 2023. Abbott anticipates construction will begin in 2025 on a facility to replace Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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For the first time since 2008, Newfoundland will receive an equalization payment
Siobhan Coady, minister of finance for Newfoundland and Labrador, arrives inside from the cold weather during the Finance Ministers' Meeting in Toronto, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a federal equalization payment next year, marking the first time since 2008 that it has qualified for the transfer aimed at levelling provincial fiscal disparities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
technology
Rogers hails successful satellite-to-mobile phone call, with N.L. Premier on one end
Rogers says it has completed the country's first successful satellite-to-mobile phone call, as the company pushes to bring the technology to the entire country next year. The Rogers logo is photographed at the Toronto office on Monday, September 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
energy and resources
Suncor Energy restarts production at Terra Nova after work to extend life of project
A man is reflected in a sign as he leaves the building where Suncor Energy headquarters is located in Calgary, Thursday January 17, 2002. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Nearly one-third of Newfoundland and Labrador seniors can’t afford basic necessities
Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. The same handful of doctors and nurse practitioners who helped introduce medically assisted death to Newfoundland and Labrador are handling the majority of a steadily increasing number of requests for the service and they say they can no longer do it alone. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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In Newfoundland, a handful of practitioners are taking on skyrocketing MAID requests
Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. The same handful of doctors and nurse practitioners who helped introduce medically assisted death to Newfoundland and Labrador are handling the majority of a steadily increasing number of requests for the service and they say they can no longer do it alone. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Newfoundland and Labrador to launch basic income program for residents aged 60-64
Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, looks on during a press conference in Halifax, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Newfoundland and Labrador unveiled a poverty reduction plan today that includes a basic income program for residents aged 60-64 who receive social assistance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
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B.C., Newfoundland and Labrador agree to share details on growing hydrogen sectors
Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, looks on during a press conference at the meeting of the Council of the Federation, where Canada's provincial and territorial leaders meet, in Halifax, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
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Newfoundland and Labrador projects $154-million deficit for current fiscal year
Newfoundland and Labrador is projecting a deficit of $154 million for the current fiscal year. Siobhan Coady, deputy premier and minister of finance for Newfoundland and Labrador, delivers her 2023 budget in the House of Assembly, in St John's, Thursday, March 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Newfoundland Labrador to offer apology for residential schools to Nunatsiavut Inuit
The Newfoundland and Labrador government will offer an apology to residential school survivors and their family members in Nunatsiavut and Happy Valley-Goose Bay next week. Premier Andrew Furey responds to reporters questions at a news conference, in Quebec City, Monday, September 25, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Auditor-General flags high salaries, lavish spending at Newfoundland’s Memorial University
A sign is seen on the campus of Memorial University, Friday, June 23, 2023 in St. John's. A report from Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general takes aim at high salaries and lavish spending among higher-ups at the province's only university. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Joan Marie Aylward appointed Newfoundland and Labrador’s new lieutenant-governor
Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies in Ottawa on Monday, July 6, 2020. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new lieutenant-governor to serve Newfoundland and Labrador. The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement today saying former nurse and politician Joan Marie Aylward will replace Judy Foote, who was the province's first female lieutenant-governor. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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‘We are sorry’: Newfoundland and Labrador makes first apology for residential schools
The NunatuKavut Community Council says the Newfoundland and Labrador government will deliver a long-awaited apology to former residential school survivors this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Newfoundland and Labrador minister heads to Saskatchewan to recruit as provinces duel for health workers
Nursing assistant 29-year Daria from Ukraine measures the blood pressure of a patient at the St. Johannes hospital in Dortmund, western Germany, on May 10, 2023. Within the framework of the promotion of the recruitment of skilled workers from non-European countries, against the background of the acute shortage of skilled workers in the health and care sector, approximately 80 people, including 20 nurses from Ukraine, have been trained as nursing staff at the Johannes hospital to date. In order to be able to start a new working life in an unfamiliar country, the linguistic, professional and cultural integration of international nurses into the world of the German hospital system is of extraordinary importance. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Air Canada schedule changes lead to 54 job cuts in Newfoundland and Labrador, union says
Unifor says 54 workers with Jazz Aviation in Newfoundland and Labrador are losing their jobs because of service changes made by Air Canada. Grounded Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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As Newfoundland drug deaths soar, calls grow for overdose prevention site
Advocates in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for overdose prevention sites to be set up as the number of deaths from toxic cocaine are on track this year to nearly double. Candice Chaffey opens a Naloxone kit as she poses for a photo in Toronto, on Thursday, June 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
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Mi’kmaq lawyers from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland appointed to Senate seats
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon makes an address during the Canada Day noon show, in Ottawa, on Saturday, July 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Tentative contract deal reached with registered nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey arrives for a health-care meeting with the prime minister, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld