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Furey says changes to cod catch are an 'affront' to N.L. in letter to federal fisheries minister

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, calling last week's changes to cod allocations an "affront," has told the federal fisheries minister that the province needs to have direct say over its own resources.

With trial set to begin, Kirk Keeping pleads guilty to 2019 murder of Chantel John

Kirk Keeping has pleaded guilty to the January 2019 murder of Chantel John in Conne River, on Newfoundland's south coast.

Liberal MHA and cabinet minister Derrick Bragg dead at 59

Derrick Bragg, a Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister and MHA for Fogo Island-Cape Freels, has died.

Income and employment growth strong in budget update, but housing starts have cratered

According to Newfoundland and Labrador's fall fiscalupdate, income and spending are up, oil production and GDP are down and housing starts have plummeted.

1 year after search began, N.L. government announces pick to review IVF services

Nearly a year after Newfoundland and Labradorannounced a request for proposals to reviewthe province's fertility services, the government has awarded the contract, toa Halifax-based market research firm that opened a St. John's office in 2021.

This woman's mother moved into a retirement home she could afford. 2 months later, her rent is up 14%

When Dawn Furey's mother Margaret O'Gradyhad a stroke earlier this year, her family moved her into a personal-care home she could afford. That changed two weeks ago, when she learned her monthly fee was going up more than $450.

Cash bonus boosted to help recruit doctors for new family-care clinic in Grand Falls-Windsor

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has a location for its newly announced family-care team in Grand Falls-Windsor. Now it just needs the family-care team.

Fall vaccination campaign across N.L. to begin Oct. 16

Following Health Canada's approval of a fall COVID-19 vaccine, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer of health says the province will begin its fall vaccination campaign in mid-October.

Epic trail: New hiking and cycling network will run entire length of Northern Peninsula

The Newfoundland and Labrador government on Sunday announced $7 million to kick-start the creation of a continuous hiking and biking trail along the Northern Peninsula. When it's finished, says Immigration, Population Growth and Skills Minister Gerry Byrne, the trail will be more than twice the length of the East Coast Trail, on the other side of Newfoundland.

N.L.'s newly announced Well-Being Week is meaningless without action, says NDP leader

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says the upcoming Well-Being Week is a time to raise awareness of the ways social factors affect people's health and quality of life. NDP Leader Jim Dinn says people are already aware and what they need is help.