
Elizabeth Whitten
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Elizabeth Whitten is a journalist and editor based in St. John's.
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Bride left scrambling after historic Paradise restaurant shutters without warning
The sudden closure of the Woodstock Public House in Paradise is forcing couples who had booked the venue for their weddings to scramble for an alternative arrangement.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Problems with MCP still linger, a decade after flagging them, says auditor general
Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general says problems with the province's public medical care plan (MCP) linger on more than a decade after they were first highlighted by her office.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Swift Current resident frustrated by mess left behind after transport truck crash
More than a month after a transport truck went over an embankment near Swift Current, N.L., a resident of the community says she's frustrated the cleanup of the crash site has stalled.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Scientists are looking to boost N.L's limited growing season with 'simple technologies'
Scientist Julia Wheeler says accessible technology can be used to help crops grow in challenging conditions and increase food security.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Trump Islands? They're in Newfoundland. But don't change the name, says lifelong visitor
Grant Young grew up visiting Notre Dame Bay’s Trump Islands, and says it’s a beautiful place. He says the fact it shares a name with U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t going to take away from his enjoyment.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
From one stage to another, this Labrador Straits singer is pursuing her operatic ambition
For all her life, Michaela Cabot has loved music — but she now has her eye trained on a career in the opera.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

N.L. cyberattacks are 'canary in the coal mine' for Canada but going unheeded, says security expert
Cybersecurity expert David Shipley says Canada needs privacy legislation with teeth to protect the country against hostile actors.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

'He just loved working offshore': Families gather to remember crew of fatal Cougar Flight 491
It's been 16 years since Cougar Flight 491 crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 17 of the 18 crew members on board. On the anniversary of the fatal flight, John Breen says the families like to gather to remember their loved ones.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

One youth dead, another in hospital following ATV crash near Gander
In a news release, the RCMP said it received a report of a crash at approximately 5:30 p.m. NT on Monday that involved two people under the age of 16 along the Newfoundland T'Railway.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

For 1st time, Liberal Party leadership candidates must disclose where donations come from
Liberal and PC leaders have promised for decades to close a loophole allowing leadership candidates to keep the information of donors secret.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |