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Walrus makes a rare appearance on N.L. beach — and draws a crowd
Walrus makes a rare appearance on N.L. beach — and draws a crowd
‘Seeing a walrus in person, seeing the enormity of the creature and the skin texture and its tusks, it’s amazing,’ says photographer Alick Tsui. (Alick Tsui/Submitted)
An errant walrus on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula is drawing a lot of attention, though wildlife officials are asking people to give the animal its space.
Middle Cove Beach in the town of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove is a…
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Plaza gutted by fire in Paradise, Nfld.
Plaza gutted by fire in Paradise, Nfld.
A major fire tore through Neil’s Pond Plaza in Paradise Saturday afternoon, gutting multiple businesses.
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Non-profit's 'polar bear radar' aims to warn northern towns about unexpected visitors
Non-profit’s ‘polar bear radar’ aims to warn northern towns about unexpected visitors
People in William’s Harbour were recently left cleaning up the destruction caused by a polar bear that broke into almost every home in the Labrador community. Now a non-profit organization from Manitoba hopes to give people like them a heads-up the next time a bear is coming to town.
The bear broke through doors, smashed windows and ate people’s food on Friday. It also tore up a couch and…
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Surviving Second World War veterans honoured with a night out in St. John's
Surviving Second World War veterans honoured with a night out in St. John’s
There are only 80 Second World War veterans left in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the Royal Canadian Legion, but 12 were honoured in St. John’s Friday night.
It was an evening that started with a motorcade that left from the Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion on the opposite side of Quidi Vidi Lake, ending at Branch 56 in the Pleasantville neighbourhood of St. John’s.
Dozens of people…
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Watch a self-driving Tesla tackle the twisted streets of old St. John's
Watch a self-driving Tesla tackle the twisted streets of old St. John’s
Sure it can handle the grid-like streets of most cities, but can a self-driving car navigate the centuries-old obstacle course that is downtown St. John’s?
That’s what Joshua Green is testing out, every time he takes a drive in his Tesla Model Y. Green is used to being in the driver’s seat in his job as CEO of tech company Mysa. But for the past few weeks, he’s been a passenger in his own…
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Paul Pope, pillar of N.L. film industry, dies
Paul Pope, pillar of N.L. film industry, dies
Paul Pope produced or worked on hundreds of movies and shows. (CBC)
Paul Pope, a well-known producer and driving force in the Newfoundland and Labrador film industry for more than 40 years, has died.
Pope, who worked on hundreds of films and shows, owned Pope Productions, the company behind productions like Hudson & Rex, Grown Up Movie Star, Rare Birds, and Life with Derek among many…
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As software struggles persist, consultant says Muskrat Falls completion impossible to predict
As software struggles persist, consultant says Muskrat Falls completion impossible to predict
In one of its most scathing reviews to date, a consulting company monitoring progress on Muskrat Falls says it’s now impossible to pinpoint a completion date for the troubled hydroelectric project.
In its latest quarterly report to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Public Utilities Board, Liberty Consulting took aim at efforts to develop the power and control software for the Labrador-Island Link…
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Aging fleet, broken parts force DFO to cancel northern cod stock assessment
Aging fleet, broken parts force DFO to cancel northern cod stock assessment
The CCGS Alfred Needler, pictured here, was out of service during the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ species surveying period last year. As a result, an assessment of the northern cod stock has been cancelled for this year. (CBC)
As the 30th anniversary of the cod moratorium approaches, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says it can’t complete research on northern cod stocks because of…
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Gander airport closed after Cormorant helicopter crash
Gander airport closed after Cormorant helicopter crash
A Cormorant helicopter has crashed during a training flight at the 9 Wing air force base in Gander.
The Royal Canadian Air Force says a crew was conducting hovering manoeuvres at the Gander airport when the helicopter crashed around 3:40 p.m. Thursday, near the intersection of runways 13-31 and 03-21.
There were six crew members aboard the CH-149 aircraft, and all of them were taken to…
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When Nanuk met nanuq: Dog and polar bear come nose to nose in Black Tickle
When Nanuk met nanuq: Dog and polar bear come nose to nose in Black Tickle
A Labrador family is breathing a sigh of relief after their pet dog walked away without a scratch after a close encounter with a polar bear.
Victoria Keefe was at her grandparents’ home in Black Tickle — a tiny community on an island off the Labrador coast, about 700 kilometres northwest of St. John’s — for dinner Sunday when her grandmother spotted something unusual outside through a…
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Deal will see Mount Cashel abuse survivors and St. John's parish get share of Chase the Ace cash
Deal will see Mount Cashel abuse survivors and St. John’s parish get share of Chase the Ace cash
WARNING: This article may be distressing for those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.
A settlement has been reached involving millions of dollars raised in a Chase the Ace fundraiser for a St. John’s-area parish nearly five years ago.
The cash got tangled up in ongoing insolvency proceedings involving the Roman Catholic church in eastern Newfoundland and efforts…
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This Labrador teen died of cancer at 16. Her high school is determined she won't be forgotten
This Labrador teen died of cancer at 16. Her high school is determined she won’t be forgotten
Grace Voisey lost her life to leukemia last summer, but friends and family say her spirit lives on in the Labrador town where she grew up.
“Grace was probably one of the sweetest people you’d ever meet,” said her lifelong friend Cassandra Keefe.
“She had this fire to her. She would do anything for anybody. She would be friends with anyone who came up to her.”
The 16-year-old, who battled cancer…
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Spanish fishing boat sinks off Newfoundland coast, killing 4 people
Spanish fishing boat sinks off Newfoundland coast, killing 4 people
A Spanish fishing boat sank off the coast of Newfoundland, killing at least four people, Spain’s maritime rescue service said Tuesday. Three crew members were rescued and 17 others were missing.
Search operations were ongoing to locate the rest of the 24-member crew of the sunken vessel, Spanish government spokeswoman Isabel Rodriguez said, adding that authorities were following the incident…
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Charges dismissed against 9 prison guards accused in Jonathan Henoche's death
Charges dismissed against 9 prison guards accused in Jonathan Henoche’s death
Jonathan Thomas Christin Henoche died in Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in 2019. (Jonathan Henoche/Facebook)
A St. John’s judge has dismissed nearly all charges against nine correctional officers accused of causing the death of an inmate under their care.
Judge Pamela Goulding handed down her decision Friday morning not to allow the matter to proceed to trial, offering a scathing critique of the…
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2 people killed in single-engine plane crash near Wabush, N.L., police say
2 people killed in single-engine plane crash near Wabush, N.L., police say
Two people have been killed in a plane crash in Labrador West, according to police.
In a statement Sunday, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said its officers, as well as Labrador West Ground Search and Rescue, Iron Ore Company security officers, paramedics and fire crews responded to the area of Flora Lake, just east of Wabush.
Police said the plane was located and two people were found dead…
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Supply shortages in Port aux Basques, N.L., as residents wait for storm-damaged roads to be fixed
Supply shortages in Port aux Basques, N.L., as residents wait for storm-damaged roads to be fixed
With Channel-Port aux Basques cut off from the rest of Newfoundland after this week’s record-setting rainstorm, the member of the House of Assembly for the region is asking residents not to hoard food or gas as supplies start to dwindle.
Energy Minister Andrew Parsons, who is the member for the district of Burgeo–La Poile, which includes Port aux Basques, took to Facebook Thursday night to share…
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