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As N.L. firm pivots, scientists say Canada's green hydrogen dreams are far-fetched
A Newfoundland energy company's embrace of data centres is raising doubts about eastern Canadian hopes of harnessing the region's howling winds to supply Germany with power from green hydrogen.
Newfoundland wind-to-hydrogen company eyes data centre as international market lags
A company hoping to build a multi-billion-dollar wind-to-hydrogen project in western Newfoundland is eyeing other options as Canada's plans to supply Europe with green energy have not yet materialized.
Seniors face unique hurdles in finding love. A speed dating event hopes to change that
Ditching dating apps and the bar scene, seniors hope to find love through a speed dating event hosted recently at the railway museum in Avondale. Organizer Jenny Temple plans to host another one and says even if seniors don't find love, they can make connections.
English soccer game didn't deliver that big a bounce for N.L. after all: province
Newfoundland and Labrador's return on investment for sponsoring a professional English soccer team was not quite as rosy as previously claimed.
Woman's killing by male partner in Nova Scotia all too familiar: researcher
As police investigate the killing of a 71-year-old woman in Nova Scotia by her male partner, the head of an Ontario group that researches violence against women says the situation is all too familiar.
83-year-old Newfoundland musician still playing sold-out shows, even with memory loss
Dan Gambin was diagnosed with dementia about two years ago. Although he's beginning to have trouble with his memory, he's still playing four instruments in two bands, and his decades-long music career shows no signs of slowing down.
In Point Leamington, an entire museum is devoted to gloves and the stories they carry
A museum in Point Leamington houses a collection of gloves from across Canada and beyond. The exhibits feature gloves once owned by famous people, from Elvis Presley's military mitts and Marilyn Monroe's white gloves to environmentalist David Suzuki's missing-pinky fishing gloves.
Labrador residents say 'inhumane' food prices force families to go hungry
Rosie Harris says last winter she went without food so her family could eat and that food retailers are motivated by greed. According to data, the estimated cost of a basket of healthy food to feed a family of four in Nain shot up by nearly 62 per cent between 2011 and 2021.
Small English soccer team has huge year, thanks in part to N.L.
A soccer game in England on Tuesday night drove a spike in online traffic across the Atlantic to a website launched by the Newfoundland and Labrador government.
Do you know this missus? Newfoundland folklore archive hopes to give women their due
The project of the university's Folklore and Language Archive aims to find the first names of women who contributed remedies, recipes and local beliefs, but were only credited as a "missus," with their husband's last name and often his first name or initials.