Newfoundland & Labrador News

Some Newfoundland and Labrador hockey teams defying ban on end-of-game handshakes

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Some hockey teams in western Newfoundland continue to line up for end-of-game handshakes, despite a decree from officials to end the practice because it sometimes led to altercations.

Jan 11, 2024 1:43 PM Read more >

Families across Canada with loved ones in Gaza vying for limited number of visas

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Two Palestinian sisters in Newfoundland are among families across Canada applying for a limited number of special visas they hope will rescue their loved ones from the Israel-Hamas war.

Jan 9, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >

Beach volleyball sand is hard to find and will cost a Newfoundland town $360,000

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A community in the St. John's region has discovered that Olympic-grade beach volleyball sand is rare, complicated and expensive to move.

Jan 4, 2024 2:53 PM Read more >

'Ungovernable' lawyer in Newfoundland disbarred for breaching conduct code 25 times

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A lawyer in Newfoundland has been disbarred by the province's law society for being "ungovernable.

Jan 4, 2024 1:31 PM Read more >

Two N.B. men exonerated in 1983 murder after convictions were overturned

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently overturned by the federal justice minister have been formally declared not guilty.

Jan 4, 2024 12:13 PM Read more >

Cybersecurity issue delays in-person classes at Memorial University of N.L. campus

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Memorial University campus in western Newfoundland is the latest Canadian post-secondary institution to be grappling with what officials are calling a "cybersecurity incident.

Jan 2, 2024 1:04 PM Read more >

Byelection date set in Newfoundland and Labrador riding after veteran Tory steps down

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief electoral officer has set Jan. 29 as the date for a byelection in the provincial riding of Conception Bay East-Bell Island.

Dec 30, 2023 11:09 AM Read more >

Why flights between Newfoundland and Europe have Labrador Inuit shaking their heads

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

Dec 29, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

A Newfoundland song celebrates Team Canada goals at world juniors for second year

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — For the second year in a row, Team Canada is celebrating its goals at the world junior ice hockey championship with a song from Newfoundland.

Dec 27, 2023 9:06 AM Read more >

SIRT-NL investigating man's death after arrest in Corner Brook

CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's police oversight agency is investigating a man's death in Corner Brook on Christmas morning.

Dec 25, 2023 4:53 PM Read more >