Sanuda Ranawake

Journalist

Sanuda Ranawake works with the CBC bureau in Corner Brook. He is particularly interested in covering rural Newfoundland and Labrador.

Latest from Sanuda Ranawake

Corner Brook lights up with start of Diwali celebrations

Deepti Mhaske is celebrating Diwali with her parents for the first time in four years. For her, and Indians across the world, Diwali is as significant as Christmas is in Newfoundland and Labrador.

She saved lives by banging on doors till her wrist broke, say hotel guests after fire

Guests at the Driftwood Inn in Deer Lake, N.L., were woken up by a woman who broke her wrist banging on people's doors. The hotel caught on fire Saturday morning, but no fire alarms or sprinklers went off, say these guests.

This national park planted over 400,000 trees to combat damage done by hungry moose

Gros Morne National Park is trying to plant a million trees in the next few years, mainly to repair forest cover lost to overgrazing by moose.

Ukrainian woman in Corner Brook convinces grocery store to stock Ukrainian food

A Ukrainian woman in Corner Brook convinced the Sobeys in the city to stock Ukrainian food products following demand from others in the region.

Port au Port residents angry after personal items removed from gravesites

A dispute over cemetery tidiness in a town on Newfoundland's west coast has residents saying a local church committee overstepped its bounds.

N.L. dental hygienist says fewer people taking advantage of expansion to federal plan than expected

A registered dental hygienist in Newfoundland and Labrador says not many people in the province have been taking advantage of a new federal dental-care program — and the problem might be they just don't know about it.

12 huskies, 3 rabbits and a Shih Tzu — and 1 Labrador City family taking them to safety

Charlie Russell of Labrador City man evacuated to Happy Valley - Goose Bay with 12 sled dogs over the weekend. had a long and arduous journey ahead of him, including a 4 hour pitstop in Churchill Falls for gas.

Gander mayor says plans are already in the works for $4.35M of federal housing money

A national plan aimed at building more than 750,000 homes across Canada will soon build a few hundred homes in Gander, and the mayor says affordability is crucial.

For William Prince, headlining 1st night of this year's N.L. Folk Fest is a privilege and a pleasure

With major acts like Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and William Prince, the 48th annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival is underway at Bannerman Park in the heart of downtown St. John's.

Marine Atlantic's newest ferry finally making 1st voyage to Argentia, but more disruptions coming

Marine Atlantic's Ala'suinu is officially in service Wednesday night after weeks of cancellations — but the disruptions aren't over.