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Icebreaking operations in Labrador are underway to help ferry operations, says DFO
The Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker Kopit Hopson 1752 was at work Friday near Happy Valley-Goose Bay to help ferry operations in the region, says the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. It’s urging people to stay away from the ice and the vessel for their own safety.
Mount Pearl baker melds chocolate and tech to make unique sweet treats
A Mount Pearl baker is stirring up chocolate and printing unique sweet treats — literally — with a helping hand from technology.
Have X-ray, will travel: Hopedale's pilot project for portable health care a big success, says manager
A pilot project that brought a portable X-ray unit to a remote Labrador community has been deemed a success, says the program's manager.
Clarenville legend and Christmas staple Ralph 'Boonie' Lethbridge dead at 80
Ralph “Boonie” Lethbridge, a well-known man in the Clarenville area, has died at 80 after a battle with cancer. He was known for his acts of kindness and for selling Christmas trees for decades.
Stabbing suspect was already wanted for escaping from custody, police say
A 60-year-old St. John’s man has been arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police over a stabbing in a St. Alban’s home that happened over the weekend. He was already on parole and had escaped police custody almost a month ago.
Labrador businesses eagerly await new Churchill deal, but concerns loom after Muskrat Falls
Excitement has been swirling since the announcement of a new tentative Churchill Falls hydro deal, but a Labrador business advocate says the province needs to take lessons from the Muskrat Falls debacle to make the new deal flow smoothly for everyone.
Destroyed Haiti hospital was a 'beacon' and its loss will be felt, says N.L. doctor
Team Broken Earth chief executive officer Dr. Art Rideout says the destruction of Port-au-Prince’s Bernard Mevs Hospital is a critical blow to Haiti’s medical infrastructure, which was targeted by gangs earlier this month.
Cost of living crisis has hit pet bowls hard, animal charity says
Heavenly Creatures organizers Jessica Rendell and Ivan Morgan say more people are turning to the pet food bank but they desperately need donations so they can help people who are being squeezed by the cost of living crisis.
TCH temporarily closed after tractor-trailer jackknifes in western Newfoundland
A tractor-trailer travelling along the Trans-Canada Highway jacknifed on the road near South Branch, N.L., blocking traffic in all directions, RCMP said early Friday morning. It was later removed.
St. John's, Switzerland and now onto England, N.L.'s newest Rhodes Scholar is 'over the moon'
Memorial University graduate Meret Ebsary is heading to Oxford University this fall, after being named Newfoundland and Labrador’s newest Rhodes Scholar.