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One of Canada’s oldest, most notorious prisons to be replaced

After decades of debate, there are finally signs of a replacement to the notorious Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s, N.L., one of Canada’s oldest operating prisons.

Rotting fish-sauce plant whose stench torments Newfoundland town will be cleaned up

A coastal Newfoundland town besieged for decades by the fetid stench wafting from an abandoned fish-sauce factory has finally received good news.

Energy talks ‘full steam ahead’ despite Hydro‑Québec chief’s new gig: N.L. Hydro

The upcoming departure of the CEO of Quebec’s hydro utility won’t interfere in final negotiations on a new energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador.

Some Newfoundland hydrogen companies behind in bills as industry hype ‘boils off’

Newfoundland and Labrador is owed millions of dollars in fees from green energy companies, underlining growing doubts about whether promises of major projects and multi-billion dollar investments will pan out.

First case of dermo disease detected in Newfoundland and Labrador oysters

Federal food safety officials say they have confirmed the first case of dermo disease in oysters from Newfoundland and Labrador.

As hydrogen hype meets reality in Newfoundland, companies eye markets closer to home

The global green hydrogen industry is lagging behind its own hype, but executives from six companies vying to build wind-powered hydrogen operations in Newfoundland and Labrador say it’s too soon give up.

Newfoundland voters concerned after apparent voter mistakes void hundreds of ballots

Two voters in Newfoundland say they hope Elections Canada can learn from a dramatic judicial recount that revealed hundreds of people in their riding may have marked their ballots in the wrong spot.

N.L. bar owners raise money for funeral for man who’s remains have gone unclaimed for years

Two Newfoundland bar owners are raising money to help bury a man whose name is on a newly released list of 26 people who died in the province and were left unclaimed — some for more than three years.

Newfoundland man publishes patriotic word-search puzzles

Gros Morne, Peggy’s Cove, Banff. Trailer Park Boys, Anne Murray, Michael J. Fox. They’re all Canadian and they’re all words to seek and circle in Nick Cranford’s word search books.

Look at these icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland

Icebergs were a rare sight for most Newfoundlanders in 2024. Their return this year is cause for celebrations.

Crews battling wildfire near Churchill Falls in Labrador

A wildfire is burning near a town in Newfoundland and Labrador that’s home to a massive power generating station.

Archeologist who unravelled the story of North America’s only Viking site has died

A celebrated Swedish-Canadian archeologist who helped unravel the story of the Vikings at the only acknowledged Norse site in North America has died.

Results from federal election recount in rural Newfoundland riding expected Friday

Elections Canada says results are expected Friday in a federal election vote recount in central Newfoundland and Labrador.

As ‘smallest town in Canada’ empties out, former residents recall its vibrant past

A Newfoundland community that bills itself as the smallest town in Canada will soon be empty, and former residents say they’ll never forget their joyful years living there.

A one-teen prom on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula brings small community together

Breanna Bromley-Clarke may be the sole graduate of her all-grades school on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula, but her prom helped bring many in her community together.