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NL·Breaking Conservative candidate Jonathan Rowe has defeated Liberal Anthony Germain by 12 votes in the Newfoundland district of Terra Nova-The Peninsulas following a judicial recount. ‘Work starts now,’ new MP-elect says Jonathan Rowe is the new MP-elect for Terra Nova-The Peninsulas. Rowe lost the initial count by 12 votes toContinue Reading

NL Four months ago the Newfoundland and Labrador government brought in legislation meant to tackle the growing number of bodies going unclaimed – it has yet to bury a single person. 27 bodies still in long-term storage Elizabeth Whitten · CBC News · Posted: May 16, 2025 4:30 AM EDTContinue Reading

NL The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced it’s expanding accessibility to the free shingles vaccine to people 50 and older by September, but will start with making it available to immunocompromised seniors on June 1. Immunocompromised can be vaccinated beginning June 1 Alex Kennedy · CBC News · Posted: May 15, 2025 1:37Continue Reading

Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhan Coady delivered the provincial budget in the House of Assembly in St. John’s on April 9. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press)The Newfoundland and Labrador government included in this year’s pre-election budget decades worth of revenues from the pending settlement of a lawsuit against tobacco companies,Continue Reading

NL At age 23, James King has spent more time getting surgeries and in the hospital recovering than most spend in a lifetime. He says he’s sick of it. James King wants help in dealing with hidradenitis suppurativa Troy Turner · CBC News · Posted: May 12, 2025 4:30 AMContinue Reading

NL John Hogan was sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador’s 15th premier in a ceremony that took place on Friday morning at Government House in St. John’s. Hogan won Liberal leadership race to replace Andrew Furey on Saturday Elizabeth Whitten · CBC News · Posted: May 09, 2025 9:31 AMContinue Reading

NL A Memorial University researcher says the jaw-dropping amount of fentanyl police say they’ve seized from a St. John’s trailer is a bellwether for danger to come. Cochrane Pond seizure signal to government to shore up harm reduction efforts Malone Mullin · CBC News · Posted: May 09, 2025 4:30Continue Reading

A state of emergency remains in place for the community of Small Point-Adam’s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, but crews say a large-scale fire has been deemed as put out. (Katie Breen/CBC)A wildfire that forced residents of Small Point-Adam’s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove in Conception Bay North to flee their community has now been deemed asContinue Reading

NL The Liberal Party announced Saturday afternoon that John Hogan received the most votes from party members, and will be the party’s new leader. Hogan will remain premier at least until a general election is called later this year. John Abbott and John Hogan were the 2 contenders for province’sContinue Reading