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Police say the man was alone in the house, and investigators are working to figure out what caused the fire.

Sullivan had been president of the fisheries union since 2014.

Premier Andrew Furey read off a long list of accomplishments during his speech at the provincial Liberals’ annual fundraiser Wednesday night, to rapturous applause from attendees.

A Catalina couple fighting to gain title to the land where they lived for 40 years aren’t alone in their plight, according to three real estate experts who say soon, even more people in Newfoundland and Labrador could be facing similar problems.

The number of people visiting a food bank has gone up by 35 per cent nationally since 2019. In Newfoundland and Labrador, in the past year alone, it’s up 27 per cent.

CBC meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler sees first-hand how essential weather data is collected over the skies of eastern Newfoundland

The Public Utilities Board has lowered the price of gas by 1.5 cents per litre, and increased the price of diesel by 1.3 cents after its weekly price adjustment.

The town of Paradise announced that it’s raising its property tax and charging residents and businesses a higher fee for water and sewer during a special public council budget meeting Wednesday.

Six Eastern Health respiratory therapists have quit their jobs since September, with even more positions likely to soon be vacant.

There have been five more reported deaths due to COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador over the last week, bringing the province’s total to 278 since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Don Tucker was a staple in downtown St. John’s for his accordion tunes and friendly demeanor.

A local snowmobile club is urging people living in Labrador West not to drive their snowmobiles on ice until it’s 15 to 20 centimetres thick.

Somewhere in the Antarctic Ocean lives the colossal squid, a creature so rare and mysterious that it has never been filmed in its natural habitat. But a team from Newfoundland and Labrador is hoping to be the first, and they’ve gone to the ends of the earth to do it.

While one elderly St. John’s couple fears a possible separation in long-term care, another family nearby has already gone through this scenario. They ask for solutions, such as a policy similar to Nova Scotia’s, which enables couples to stay together once they enter a provincial facility.

The fate of nearly three dozen church-linked schools in Newfoundland and Labrador is the subject of some legal wrangling as lawyers debate how to compensate abuse victims, and it could cause some serious disruption in the education system.

The price of diesel dropped by 8.2 cents per litre Wednesday after an unplanned change in some fuel prices by the province’s Public Utilities Board. The cost of furnace oil also dropped by 6.57 cents and the price of stove oil by 6.56 cents per litre. Gas prices remain unchanged.

Most municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t prepared for the drastic — and costly — impacts of climate change, according to the 2022 Vital Signs report.

A jury has found Vincent Ward not guilty of second-degree murder but guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday. The decision comes after a month-long trial and one day of deliberations.

A photo gallery of the Spirit Song Festival’s closing night, with photographs from Daniel Smith.

Kate Bazeley of St. John’s finished fourth in the women’s race at the Athletics Canada cross-country championships in Ottawa last weekend, qualifying her to compete for Team Canada at the World XC Championships.

The Trans-Canada Highway near Birchy Narrows on Newfoundland’s west coast has been closed since 8:30 Tuesday morning. 

Some business owners say they have seen fewer customers this November and believe it might be due to the rising cost of living in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Residents of La Poile say it’s unacceptable that the provincially funded ferry to their southwestern Newfoundland community is operating with only one engine.

Residents of western Newfoundland say they’re relieved the provincial government will soon replace an aging bridge that links the Port au Port Peninsula to the rest of the island.

Three members of the Stephenville council and the town manager flew back from a conference in Europe on a private jet owned by the billionaire businessman who wants to create a green hydrogen industry in western Newfoundland.

The Nunatsiavut government and the NunatuKavut community council are at odds over NunatuKavut’s plans to build a curriculum around the Labrador Inuttitut language.

For the second time in just over two months the town, on the Avalon Peninsula’s southern shore, is dealing with the destructive effects of harsh weather and pounding waves. 

More than two centuries of organized Catholic presence in the Town of Burin ended on Sunday as a final mass was held at St. Patrick’s church.

More than two centuries of organized Catholic presence in the Town of Burin ended on Sunday as a final mass was held at St. Patrick’s church.

Eight of 29 positions — more than 27 per cent — are vacant at the H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, Newfoundland and Labrador’s only cancer-care centre, according to the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists.

Men at two B.C. private schools say they were abused by the same Christian Brothers who abused children at Mount Cashel.

A tiny community on Newfoundland’s southern Avalon Peninsula that was built on fishing is now celebrating the demolition and removal of its former fish plant.

On Saturday, residents from the towns of Conception Bay South and Paradise came together as part of the Stuff the Fire Truck Food Drive, donating non-perishable food and household items heading into the holiday season.