The province’s new 10-year policy document will guide changes to Newfoundland and Labrador’s education system, but reports of ...
Following his Oct. 29 swearing-in as the province’s 16th premier at Government House in St. John’s, Wakeham said housing is ...
The community had four suspected intentionally set fires in one night one week ago, and one suspicious fire last night ...
Inuit in Labrador have been bearing the brunt of climate change for years now, forcing those in Nunatsiavut to adapt to conditions that are changing their way of life and impacting their health. In ...
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Higher education has long been a public good, a vital tool for the betterment of society. Now it is being used to serve the market above all else. Reader-supported journalism for Newfoundland and ...
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After being sworn in as premier Wednesday, Tony Wakeham called right-wing conservative strategist and PC transition team hire Steve Outhouse “one the best political minds in the country” ...
Not only are wildfires caused by climate change, new research links the heatwaves that cause them to oil companies active in ...
Ron Webb says he and other community members don’t have a choice when it comes to dealing with Labrador’s rapidly changing climate, but they must adapt. “Years ago, we would get ice of the normal five ...
A note from the authors: Dear readers, we have wanted to cover this story for a long time. Given the fishing tragedies this province has endured, we acknowledge this is a difficult subject. This ...
“Ending the Northern cod moratorium is a historic milestone for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians,” said Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier in the ...