Newfoundland & Labrador News

St. John's, N.L., airport closed after late night fire on 2nd floor forces evacuation

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A fire at the international airport in St. John's, N.L., resulted in the passenger terminal being closed late Friday night with the reopening set for Sunday evening as a cleanup continued.

Mar 25, 2023 3:12 PM Read more >

Atlantic Canadians on social assistance needed more help from budgets, advocates say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Atlantic Canada is home to the lowest social assistance rates in the country, and advocates say provincial budgets presented this week didn't do much to change that.

Mar 24, 2023 2:07 PM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador budget projects $160-million deficit, paints rosy picture

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government painted a rosy picture of its financial future in a $9.8-billion provincial budget tabled Thursday.

Mar 23, 2023 2:35 PM Read more >

Highlights from Newfoundland and Labrador's 2023-24 budget

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhan Coady tabled the province's 2023-24 budget Thursday. Some highlights: — GDP is projected to hit $34 billion, up about 2.7 per cent from $33.1 billion in the previous year.

Mar 23, 2023 2:22 PM Read more >

N.L. privacy commissioner steps away from long-awaited 2021 cyberattack probe

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Mar 21, 2023 3:38 PM Read more >

'Unprecedented' weather shuts down second Labrador sporting event in two weeks

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — For the second time in as many weeks, abnormal weather has forced the cancellation of a popular sporting event in Labrador.

Mar 16, 2023 12:20 PM Read more >

Trudeau, Furey announce $10-a-day child care implemented in Newfoundland and Labrador

CLARENVILLE, N.L. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in central Newfoundland Wednesday to applaud the province's introduction of $10-a-day child care, roughly three years ahead of schedule.

Mar 15, 2023 3:08 PM Read more >

Ransomware group behind 2021 cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador health network

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Hive ransomware group was behind the cyberattack that brought Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care system to its knees in October 2021, officials said Tuesday.

Mar 14, 2023 3:37 PM Read more >

Conditions at decaying Newfoundland jail would be 'inhumane' anywhere else: professor

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador criminologist says working and living conditions at a Victorian-era jail in St.

Mar 14, 2023 12:05 PM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador telehealth line advises most callers to go see a doctor

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Reports from the company running Newfoundland and Labrador's public health line show more than three-quarters of callers looking for advice about symptoms are told to seek emergency services or see a family doctor.

Mar 14, 2023 11:39 AM Read more >