An organizer with the tent encampment dismantled at Colonial Building in St. John's last week says the provincial government cleared out at least 20 people without offering them secure places to live and didn't accomplish much more than pushing housing affordability back into the shadows.

Hundreds of families in need of child care in Newfoundland and Labrador are on at least one waitlist, according to a Department of Education survey and it's forcing some mothers to give up their beloved careers.

The remains of a Newfoundland trucker who went missing in Ontario two weeks ago were found in the back of his truck's trailer in his home province, even thoughhis rig was a key piece of evidence in the search and the place where he was last seen.

Newfoundland and Labrador is connected once more to Europe with a direct flight to the United Kingdom this summer, but government subsidies of the St. John's-to-London route has one Labrador MHA demanding closer attention to the high costof travel within the province.

Taxi companies are bracing for a rapidly changing industry as ride-hailing companies prepare to set up shop in Newfoundland and Labrador, but experts disagree on the level of threat apps like Uber pose to the old guard.

CBC News took a few Uber rides around the city this week to compare experiences with taxis, and find out whether all the hype is warranted and whether the ride-hailing app is really as affordable as it's made out to be.

Memorial University faculty are questioningthe university's choice to hirea private headhunting firm to find the school's next president, saying the choice to outsource the hiring process offers little value to the institution.