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Living wage now $25 an hour in N.L., policy think-tank says

A living wage in Newfoundland and Labrador is $25 an hour overall, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

The housing market in eastern Newfoundland is hot. The barriers to building more are hefty

The housing market in Newfoundland and Labrador is competitive with demand exceeding supply, but there are strong barriers to building more homes to meet ambitious federal targets to ease a housing crunch, according to two industry professionals.

St. John's driver says he's hitting roadblocks with the police and Uber after assault by a passenger

A St. John's Uber driver says he's been stymied in trying to get justice after being assaulted in his car by a passenger.

Graffiti taking a bite out of bottom lines for businesses, home sellers

Graffiti feels like it's just about everywhere you look in the St. John's metro area. A pair of teenagers are combating it, and so are the police.

Someone's Son: Learn about the repatriation of Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier

More than a century after the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's padre, Thomas Nangle, called for an Unknown Soldier to be repatriated, his dream is coming true.

Use of emergency supply substitute teacher skyrocketed after onset of pandemic: documents

The use of emergency supply teachers skyrocketed in Newfoundland and Labrador after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to documents obtained by CBC News, and the head of the provincial teachers' association saystheir use must come to an end.

Remains of unknown Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier to be repatriated this month

The remains of an unknown Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier who was killed in the First World Warwill be repatriatedfrom France later this month, says the provincial government.

2 teens sentenced in brutal attack at St. John's high school

Two of the five teens charged in a brutal attack that sent a St. Johns high school student to the Janeway childrens hospital with a head injury last spring have been sentenced in provincial court.

Child-care programs need more cash, says researcher, as N.L. releases review of operating grant

A child-care researcher says the new $10-a-day system will need more cash from the federal and provincial governments to raise wages and improve working conditions for early childhood educators.

Here's what people are doing with $80M earmarked for affordable housing in N.L.

Two community groups, Connections for Seniors and the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, are getting into the affordable housing game with funding from the provincial government and Newfoundland and Labrador Housing.