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ST. JOHN'S -- A new report explains how a judge dealt with an "unprecedented" number of disputed ballots during a federal election recount in a rural Newfoundland riding recently won by the Conservatives.
ST. JOHN'S -- 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.
ST. JOHN'S -- Liberals in Newfoundland and Labrador elected John Hogan as leader and the province's new premier designate on Saturday.
ST. JOHN'S -- Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberals will select a new leader on Saturday after Premier Andrew Furey shocked the province in February by announcing he would step down and return to medicine after almost five years in power.
ST. JOHN'S -- The Newfoundland and Labrador government is delaying its plan to balance the books for another year, with a new budget forecasting a $372-million deficit as the province navigates uncertainty from decisions made south of the border.
ST. JOHN'S -- A man who says his right to vote was denied in Newfoundland and Labrador's 2021 election will finally have his day in court.
ST. JOHN'S -- A man who says his right to vote was denied in Newfoundland and Labrador's 2021 election will finally have his day in court.
ST. JOHN'S -- More than half of Canada's provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink -- a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
ST. JOHN'S -- As Canada vows to knock down internal trade barriers, unions representing workers at two large breweries in Newfoundland say easy beer sales between provinces would put local jobs at risk.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The outgoing premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says he's drawing on the province's history as he urges Canadians not to underestimate U.S. President Donald Trump's "imperialist" ambitions.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Atlantic Canadian premiers woke up Tuesday in a trade war with the United States.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The surprising resignation of two well-liked Atlantic premiers has left some political experts shaking their heads in disbelief -- and marvelling at the mounting demands on anyone running a province.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Only 110 people have enrolled so far in Newfoundland and Labrador's basic income program for some older adults, a figure advocates say underscores the complexity of traditional social assistance programs that often leave users afraid of losing benefits.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Concerns over a lack of parking that led councillors in St. John's, N.L., to axe a proposal for affordable housing last week are part of a larger trend that is halting much-needed development across the country, experts say.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Concerns over a lack of parking that led councillors in St. John's, N.L., to axe a proposal for affordable housing last week are part of a larger trend that is halting much-needed development across the country, experts say.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A dramatic vote on Thursday night ended with the Newfoundland and Labrador government deciding to move forward with a draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for the indebted Atlantic province.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A draft energy deal with Quebec heralded as a game-changer for indebted Newfoundland and Labrador is heading for a vote tonight in St. John's, N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- About 50 people gathered in a St. John's, N.L., gymnasium on a recent rainy night to seek answers about a massive energy deal with Hydro-Quebec trumpeted by the Newfoundland and Labrador government as a new chapter in the province's history.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Some in Newfoundland and Labrador are urging the province to take a sober second look at the massive energy partnership with Quebec announced last week.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers say a draft energy agreement signed Thursday with Quebec marks a historic break in a long-standing political standoff.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- People in Nunavut and northern Labrador have been writing to Canadian government officials this year to say grocers were charging exorbitant prices despite receiving a federal subsidy.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Tuesday's vote in the United States may be dominating social media feeds, but it is just one of more than 70 national elections that will have taken place this year by the end of December.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general has issued a warning about the province's financial position as the government announced it would finish the 2024-25 fiscal year with a higher-than-expected deficit.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A mother in a community where the cost of living is one of the highest in the country says grocery prices are "inhumane" and retailers are putting profits ahead of people's basic human right to food.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A soccer game in England on Tuesday night drove a spike in online traffic across the Atlantic to a website launched by the Newfoundland and Labrador government.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Officials at Memorial University have recommended privacy training for the chair of the school's board of regents after he forwarded an alumnus's pro-Palestinian campaign email to her father last month.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The federal government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador northern cod moratorium, which gutted the province's economy and transformed scores of coastal communities after it was imposed more than 30 years ago.
The federal government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador cod moratorium, which gutted the province's economy and transformed its small communities more than 30 years ago. The Fisheries Department announced Wednesday it would re-establish a commercial cod fishery in the province, with a total allowable catch of 18,000 tonnes for the 2024 season. "Ending the northern cod moratorium is a...