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6 housing units destroyed in Empire Avenue fire, no injuries reported
A massive fire Monday morning ripped through a series of connected public housing units in the St. John's neighbourhood of Rabbittown.
$104M awarded to sexual abuse victims of Mount Cashel and N.L. priests
A third-party insolvency monitor has put forward a sum of $104 million to pay the victims of sexual abuse by Newfoundland and Labrador clerics, but it’s not certain how much money will actually flow to hundreds of claimants.
Without a nearby water bomber in Lab West, MHA wants service finally returned to area
As the forest fire season formally begins, MHA western Labrador's MHA is calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to reinstate a local resource that had been in place for more than three decades.
Bob Cole, the play-by-play voice of countless NHL games, dies at 90
Bob Cole, whose voice and lively language were the Saturday night soundtrack to hockey games over a broadcasting career that spanned more than half a century, has died.
Anthony Germain to retire after continent-spanning career at CBC
For a broadcaster who knows how to keep a close eye on a ticking clock, Anthony Germain says he also knew to listen to his heart — and has chosen to retire after 32 years with CBC News.
N.L. makes move toward integrated ambulance service for whole province
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister Tom Osborne says the province will move toward a combined ambulance service.
4 new complainants step forward as 13 more charges laid against Paradise teacher
Police said Friday they have charged Markus Hicks, 32, a Paradise, N.L., teacher and volleyball coach, with 13 further charges as part of a widening investigation into luring youth over social media.
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New documentary explores the devastating loss of caribou on Labrador's Inuit
Inuit have hunted caribou in Labrador for countless generations — a practice that is now illegal because of the collapse of the once-massive George River Herd. A new documentary examines the impact of losing a critical source of food, and an integral part of Inuit culture.
Weekend Briefing
Tourism, exports, kombucha: How Bonavista is mixing it up to stay alive
With hip boutiques, restaurants and heritage properties, Bonavista has been rebuilding — if not reinventing — itself for a good few years, writes John Gushue. The town's mayor says selling things abroad, apart from the tourism experience, will be necessary for the future.
Island Lady likely sank quickly and with no warning, TSB rules
Unable to examine a vessel that cannot be found, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Wednesday it cannot say what happened to a small fishing vessel that disappeared last year off the coast of southern Labrador.