Leigh Anne Power

Leigh Anne Power is a Gander-based reporter working with CBC Newfoundland Morning.

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N.L. health authority spent over $2.5M on accommodations for travel nurses in 8 months

Newfoundland and Labrador is spending millions to accommodate travel nurses in private rentals as the province grapples with a lack of health-care professionals and a growing housing crisis.

These Gander volunteers are bringing an abandoned kids' camp back from the dead

It's overgrown and a little spooky, but a group of Gander volunteers are coaxing an old Boy Scout camp back to life.

Caribou take a dip and swim ashore along Newfoundland's northeast coast

Tourism season may be winding down, but there were some special four-legged visitors in Aspen Cove this week.

Customers sticking with Pride Tape, says company, with sales up despite NHL ban

The makers of Pride Tape, a multicoloured sports tape used on hockey sticks and other equipment, say a ban by the National Hockey League has actually been good for business.

Audit of High Sheriff's Office turns up stale-dated cheques and uncollected fines

Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general says the Office of the High Sheriff is understaffed and not properly monitored, and often fails to collect money owed to the provincial treasury. 

Push to green energy motivates Australian company taking over Baie Verte copper mine

The head of the company that bought the Ming mine on Newfoundland's Baie Verte Peninsula arrived in the area this week to inspect his purchase.

Labradorite from Madagascar is 'the biggest scam in Newfoundland': prospector

It's Newfoundland and Labrador's official mineral, but two jewellers warn much of what's sold in the province actually comes from Madagascar and is processed in China.

Rural N.L. towns struggling to pay mounting costs of clean drinking water

On any given day, there are about 200 boil-water advisories in place. Some have been there for years — even decades.

Sudden closure of Clarenville dress shop leaves brides and grads scrambling

A Clarenville formal-wear company has gone out of business, leaving many of its customers without their deposits, or their dresses.

Gander penalized 'for doing the right thing' on wastewater cleanup, mayor says

The mayor of Gander says taxpayers are getting a raw deal when it comes to paying for their new wastewater treatment system, and an MP is now fighting on their behalf.