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The only airline still offering service between Labrador and ...

(CBC) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:06:13 GMT

(CBC) - The only airline still offering service between Labrador and Newfoundland has hiked the rate it charges its corporate clients.

Papermaking giant Kruger Inc. said Wednesday it has no choice ...

(CBC) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:05:03 GMT

(CBC) - Papermaking giant Kruger Inc. said Wednesday it has no choice but to idle one of the machines at its newsprint mill in western Newfoundland.

Lab tests at Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook ...

(CBC) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:05:43 GMT

(CBC) - Lab tests at Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook were cancelled on Wednesday due to flooding in the hospital's basement.

A meeting held Tuesday night in Labrador City to discuss merging ...

(CBC) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:51:17 GMT

(CBC) - A meeting held Tuesday night in Labrador City to discuss merging with the neighbouring town of Wabush drew concerns about the idea from the approximately 50 people who attended.

Problems in the iron ore industry are spilling over into the ...

(CBC) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:47:56 GMT

(CBC) - Problems in the iron ore industry are spilling over into the schools of western Labrador.

Workers are expecting to hear on Wednesday about further job ...

(CBC) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:27:44 GMT

(CBC) - Workers are expecting to hear on Wednesday about further job cuts at the only newsprint mill still operating in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Police are trying to crack open a mysterious case in Baie Verte, ...

(CBC) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:08:47 GMT

(CBC) - Police are trying to crack open a mysterious case in Baie Verte, N.L. The RCMP say someone broke into the local Molson distributor and took more than $4,000 worth of beer Monday night.

Buoyed by a new announcement on the expansion of the Hibernia ...

(CBC) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:53:03 GMT

(CBC) - Buoyed by a new announcement on the expansion of the Hibernia field, companies working in the oil industry off Newfoundland say they are hoping the good times will keep rolling through a more ambitious exploration program.

Firefighters in western Labrador brought in massive stores of ...

(CBC) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:54:19 GMT

(CBC) - Firefighters in western Labrador brought in massive stores of water from a nearby mine to help quell a blaze that broke out at a municipal incinerator that is already overdue to close.

The Petro-Canada Centre, which houses Petro-Canada's head office, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Petro-Canada Centre, which houses Petro-Canada's head office, is seen in Calgary, Alberta, June 17, 2009. The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium that includes Petro-Canada to develop the 220 million barrel Hibernia South oil field off the Canadian province's North Atlantic coast. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA BUSINESS ENERGY POLITICS)

The Petro-Canada logo is seen outside its head office in Calgary, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Petro-Canada logo is seen outside its head office in Calgary, Alberta, June 17, 2009. The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium that includes Petro-Canada to develop the 220 million barrel Hibernia South oil field off the Canadian province's North Atlantic coast. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA BUSINESS ENERGY POLITICS)

A seal hunter clubs a harp seal on a ice floe in the Gulf of ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A seal hunter clubs a harp seal on a ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The main seal hunt off Newfoundland and Labrador has ended for the year with only a quarter of the quota taken. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

An agreement to develop an extension to the Hibernia field has ...

(CBC) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:01:09 GMT

(CBC) - An agreement to develop an extension to the Hibernia field has ignited a new sense of excitement among companies, even those not directly connected to the offshore oil industry.

Premier Danny Williams said a tentative agreement has been reached ...

(CBC) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:36:12 GMT

(CBC) - Premier Danny Williams said a tentative agreement has been reached on expanding the Hibernia oilfield, in a deal that is expected to yield $10 billion to Newfoundland and Labrador's treasury.

A tug positions itself near the base of the Hibernia platform. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:44:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A tug positions itself near the base of the Hibernia platform. CP PICTURE ARCHIVE/Jonathan Hayward/ file

A man accused of stabbing two women at a Labrador hospital appeared ...

(CBC) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:29:08 GMT

(CBC) - A man accused of stabbing two women at a Labrador hospital appeared in court Monday afternoon and was referred for a psychiatric assessment.

A Trout River man says he ran for his life when a mudslide tore ...

(CBC) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:44:34 GMT

(CBC) - A Trout River man says he ran for his life when a mudslide tore through his property on Saturday.

Two people were seriously wounded in a stabbing at a Labrador ...

(CBC) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:29:08 GMT

(CBC) - Two people were seriously wounded in a stabbing at a Labrador hospital in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Sunday.

Health officials have told residents of a small community on ...

(CBC) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:47:59 GMT

(CBC) - Health officials have told residents of a small community on Labrador's coast to be wary of possible contamination from an abandoned military site in their midst.

Heavy rain has caused another landslide in the western Newfoundland ...

(CBC) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:43:57 GMT

(CBC) - Heavy rain has caused another landslide in the western Newfoundland community of Trout River.

An annual car rally that attracts teams from around the world ...

(CBC) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:05:26 GMT

(CBC) - An annual car rally that attracts teams from around the world has been banned from one Newfoundland community this year. The town of Clarenville, in Eastern Newfoundland, says the Targa Rally is too dangerous and it's not welcome on its streets.

A plane that crashed on Sunday while heading to pick up an ill ...

(CBC) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:54:53 GMT

(CBC) - A plane that crashed on Sunday while heading to pick up an ill patient in southern Labrador descended rapidly, and vertically, in its final minutes, an investigator says.

A Labrador and a child watch a gaggle of geese in a pen during ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Labrador and a child watch a gaggle of geese in a pen during the first Hungarian foie gras festival in Oroshaza, 200 km (125 miles) southeast of Budapest June 6, 2009. Hungary accounts for roughly 80 percent of the world's goose foie gras production. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY ANIMALS FOOD SOCIETY)

A woman who sits with patients as they die says Newfoundland ...

(CBC) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:49:16 GMT

(CBC) - A woman who sits with patients as they die says Newfoundland and Labrador government officials should recognize they one day may need palliative care.

A helicopter carrying four people crashed Thursday night in ...

(CBC) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:48:10 GMT

(CBC) - A helicopter carrying four people crashed Thursday night in a remote area in southern Newfoundland, seriously injuring three of the occupants, police said.

The shutdown of the shrimp industry in Newfoundland and Labrador ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:21:05 GMT

(CBC) - The shutdown of the shrimp industry in Newfoundland and Labrador is bound to wreak havoc on towns that depend on the fishery, workers and municipal leaders say.

Arguments were to continue Tuesday in a St. John's courtroom ...

(CBC) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:54:48 GMT

(CBC) - Arguments were to continue Tuesday in a St. John's courtroom on whether former students at five residential schools in Labrador can participate in a federal class action suit.

Consumers will likely be getting a break on their Newfoundland ...

(CBC) — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:13:24 GMT

(CBC) - Consumers will likely be getting a break on their Newfoundland Power bills this summer, but the utility is planning for an increase early next year.

A crowd gathers outside the AbitibiBowater paper mill in Grand ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A crowd gathers outside the AbitibiBowater paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., after the company shut down production last February. Premier Danny Williams promising Tuesday to provide severance and other benefits to 800 laid-off workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Brautigam/ file

Months of anxious speculation have ended on a happy note in ...

(CBC) — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:10:14 GMT

(CBC) - Months of anxious speculation have ended on a happy note in western Labrador, as the Iron Ore Company of Canada has ruled out extending a summer shutdown.

A priest sprinkles holy water on a horse during an animal blessing ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 May 2009 06:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A priest sprinkles holy water on a horse during an animal blessing ceremony at a festival held in honor of San Isidro Labrador, at the Catholic church of the village of Tixtla in the state of Guerrero May 14, 2009. San Isidro Labrador is the patron saint of farmers and rural communities. Seeds for planting and animals will be blessed at the festival. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO SOCIETY)

Farmer Silvano Leyva leads his cows of his house as he prepares ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Farmer Silvano Leyva leads his cows of his house as he prepares to take them to an animal blessing ceremony at a festival held in honor of San Isidro Labrador, at the Catholic church of the village of Tixtla in the state of Guerrero May 14, 2009. San Isidro Labrador is the patron saint of farmers and rural communities. Seeds for planting and animals will be blessed at the festival. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO SOCIETY)

Farmer Silvano Leyva takes his cows, decorated with flowers ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Farmer Silvano Leyva takes his cows, decorated with flowers and colored paper, to an animal blessing ceremony at a festival held in honor of San Isidro Labrador, at the Catholic church of the village of Tixtla in the state of Guerrero May 14, 2009. San Isidro Labrador is the patron saint of farmers and rural communities. Seeds for planting and animals will be blessed at the festival. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO SOCIETY)

Silvano Leyva takes his cows, decorated with flowers and colored ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Silvano Leyva takes his cows, decorated with flowers and colored paper, to an animal blessing ceremony at a festival held in honor of San Isidro Labrador, at the Catholic church of the village of Tixtla in the state of Guerrero May 14, 2009. San Isidro Labrador is the patron saint of farmers and rural communities. Seeds for planting and animals will be blessed at the festival. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO SOCIETY)

A man was rushed to hospital in St. John's Thursday morning, ...

(CBC) — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:34:20 GMT

(CBC) - A man was rushed to hospital in St. John's Thursday morning, after a collision between a motorcycle and a car in neighbouring Mount Pearl.

One of the papermaking machines that was idled for eight weeks ...

(CBC) — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:12:18 GMT

(CBC) - One of the papermaking machines that was idled for eight weeks this spring at the only newsprint mill in Newfoundland and Labrador will remain inactive indefinitely, the owner said Thursday.

The company running the Hibernia offshore oil platform is making ...

(CBC) — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:32:45 GMT

(CBC) - The company running the Hibernia offshore oil platform is making a move to resume using helicopters to transport workers, almost two months after a crash that killed 17 people.

Officials were heading to a town in western Newfoundland Friday ...

(CBC) — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:18:10 GMT

(CBC) - Officials were heading to a town in western Newfoundland Friday to evaluate a new landslide, which comes on the heels of a series of slides that forced evacuations and the relocation of a regional highway.

Melting Arctic ice that flows into the Labrador Sea could affect ...

(CBC) — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:48:22 GMT

(CBC) - Melting Arctic ice that flows into the Labrador Sea could affect the climate along the Labrador coast, and elsewhere in the North Atlantic, new research suggests.

A small earthquake shook parts of eastern Newfoundland on Tuesday ...

(CBC) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:59:35 GMT

(CBC) - A small earthquake shook parts of eastern Newfoundland on Tuesday night, authorities said.

A St. John's medical team escorts Tammie Wolff and Alana Coulter ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A St. John's medical team escorts Tammie Wolff and Alana Coulter (R) to Middlemore Hospital after the pair showed signs of the flu upon their arrival in New Zealand, in Auckland April 29, 2009. Health officials screened flights that returned from overseas on Wednesday morning after it was confirmed that some New Zealanders that had returned from Mexico that contracted swine flu. Tammie and another passenger that arrived from the US travelling to Australia on this morning's flight QF26 will be quarantined for 24 hors at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital. REUTERS/Greg Bowker/New Zealand Herald/Pool (NEW ZEALAND HEALTH ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT)

Former Newfoundland and Labrador provincial cabinet minister ...

(CP) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:00:40 GMT

(CP) - Former Newfoundland and Labrador provincial cabinet minister Ed Byrne, is lead away in handcuffs following Judge Mark Pike's sentencing after pleading guilty to fraud charges, in St.John's, N.L. on Friday April 17, 2009. Byrne has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail for defrauding taxpayers of nearly $118,000. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

A Wabush, Labrador, couple who saw their dream home turn into ...

(CBC) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:53:18 GMT

(CBC) - A Wabush, Labrador, couple who saw their dream home turn into a nightmare has received some very good news.