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A plunge into frigid water helped officers raise $5K for N.L. Special Olympians

Const. Nadia Churchill brought her daughters Maggie and Clara with her. This year marks her third time jumping into the cold water as part...

How Toronto band METZ made a mark on an East Coast music scene

Andrew Waterman plays in the band Monsterbator, who has shared a bill with METZ several times in St. John's. (Submitted by Andrew Waterman/Ritchie Perez)Light...

N.L. can’t afford national cuts to immigration targets, minister says

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller said Thursday changes to immigration targets will stabilize population growth and relieve pressure on the housing...

One surprising theory behind Newfoundland’s mystery blobs

Blobs of mystery goo have been causing quite the stir recently, having washed up on the shores of Newfoundland and Labrador.A local ecologist described...

This N.L. chef was forced to pay $133K for life-saving brain surgery, and had to fly to the U.S. to get it

Josh Dehaas says he often helps patients seek reimbursement from provincial governments after having to go abroad for life-saving surgeries. (CBC)Tizzard says she completed...

Q&A | Historian busts myths on why Newfoundland chose Confederation

Raymond Blake, a history professor at the University of Regina, says a number of factors might have motivated people in Newfoundland to vote in...

Strong winds set to whip into Atlantic Canada, but don’t blame Hurricane Milton

An unsettled pattern will span Atlantic Canada as we head into the Thanksgiving weekend. A large low pressure system will meander over the region...

Internal N.L. briefing flags $150M in federal funding for ‘new HMP’

A briefing deck prepared for top provincial Treasury Board officials this summer indicated that Newfoundland and Labrador received "$150 million federal revenue for new...

Transgender people face barriers to health care. A toolkit aims to make things better

Sevtap Savas, a professor and cancer researcher at Memorial University, says she's hopeful that medical care for transgender people will be improved. (Mike Moore/CBC)She...

A new digital exhibit shines a spotlight on Lebanese people in Newfoundland

Lorraine Michael recalls that the Lebanese community would support one another, as seen in this photo of her grandparents Bedra and Habib Michael hosting...

Former prosecutor says child advocate would be ‘investigating herself’ in Humby-Escott probe

A retired Crown prosecutor is questioning the premier's decision to direct Newfoundland and Labrador's child and youth advocate to investigate the handling of sexual abuse...

Some N.L. international students in limbo due to new work permit rules

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller announced further restrictions on study permits last week, in addition to tightened post-graduation work permit eligibility rules....

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