News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador (Page 17)

NL A commercial for the vacation rental site VRBO, which aired during the Grammy Awards and recently the Super Bowl, has both the province’s tourism industry and government calling for its removal. Ad ‘pokes fun at our competition, not anyone in Newfoundland,’ vacation rental company says Bernice Hillier · CBCContinue Reading

NL Mechanical engineering students from across the country congregated in Clarenville for the 50th annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race on Saturday. Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race was first held in Atlantic Canada Sarah Antle · CBC News · Posted: Feb 13, 2024 4:30 AM EST | Last Updated: FebruaryContinue Reading

NL·CBC Investigates A St. John’s man who died while incarcerated at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary late last year suffered from a bacterial infection that ravaged his body and shut down his organs, says his mother. Cindy Flynn says preliminary findings of chief medical examiner point to son’s ‘horrific’ condition Ariana Kelland ·Continue Reading

With one of the most rapidly expanding senior populations in the country, seniors’ advocate Susan Walsh says structural change is needed to address loneliness in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Ted Dillon/CBC)Lending a helping hand and looking out for one another, even through the toughest times. These traits are interwoven in NewfoundlandContinue Reading

NL Every day of the year, on average, a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse is injured on the job in Newfoundland and Labrador. According to data from WorkplaceNL, this has been happening for at least the last seven years.  Yvette Coffey renews call for a health sector safety councilContinue Reading

NL From breweries to community spaces, finding different uses for churches like is becoming more common across Canada. Church buildings are finding new uses across N.L. and Canada The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Harbour Grace, which hasn’t been used as a church since 2014, will soon be renovatedContinue Reading

NL The divers of Newfoundland’s Clean Harbour Initiative are usually pulling trash from the ocean, but they recently got to help secure an ancient shipwreck found near Cape Ray. Provincial archaeologists heading to shipwreck site on SaturdayAlex Kennedy · CBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2024 11:30 AM EST |Continue Reading

NL Sentencing submissions in the case against an oral surgeon who pleaded guilty to assault — after letting a corrections officers do dental work on a sedated inmate — will have to wait another month.  Dr. Louis Bourget due back in court next month after rare challenge of victim impactContinue Reading

NL Carl English says he is owed more than $130,000 in salary payments from his two-year tenure with the St. John’s Edge. He’s taking the defunct team’s owners to court. English alleges monthly salary wasn’t paid, owners yet to file response in court Ryan Cooke · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading