Newfoundland and Labrador News Headlines
- Central Newfoundland crash kills 3
- Three people died in an accident on the Trans Canada Highway just outside of Gander, central Newfoundland, on Thursday evening.
- PM slams EU over seal ban go-ahead
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is slamming the European Union's decision to proceed with a ban on seal products despite a court ruling ordering that the policy be suspended while legal challenges to it are heard.
- Lawyer for Sheaves Cove men sacked
- Two men charged with uttering threats during a fight in western Newfoundland last week have fired their lawyer.
- Trial ordered in baby assault case
- A St. John's man who has been accused of assaulting his own baby has been ordered to stand trial.
- Truth about VLTs covered up: opponent
- A long-time opponent of video lottery terminals accuses the province of keeping information about the machines from the public.
- BLOG: Orcas breaching in Trinity Bay
- Watch video shot just outside Trinity, showing orcas breaching and splashing in the ocean.
- Jury picked to hear child murder charge
- A jury has been assembled to decide whether a western Newfoundland man took the life of a small boy more than three years ago.
- Titanic explorers prepare 3-D map project
- A research mission is set to leave St. John's, with scientists planning to create three-dimensional maps of the most famous shipwreck in the world.
- Salmon numbers down in Labrador: DFO
- The federal fisheries department is reporting a record-breaking year for salmon returns to rivers in Newfoundland but disappointing numbers for Labrador.
- Crosbie to display totem pole
- Newfoundland and Labrador's Lt.-Gov. John Crosbie has acquired a totem pole from Raleigh, on the island's Northern Peninsula.
- EU seal ban suspended
- A European Union ban on seal products has been suspended after Inuit leaders challenged its legality.
- Most N.L. residents support seal hunt: researcher
- Research by a Memorial University of Newfoundland professor has found that a large majority of people in Newfoundland and Labrador support the seal hunt.
- String of robberies ended: RNC
- Police believe they may have stopped a man responsible for a recent string of armed robberies.
- Boating near N.L. orcas risky
- A Newfoundland and Labrador whale expert is warning boaters not to get too close to Orcas near the province's coasts.
- Williams against N.L. online gambling
- Premier Danny Williams says he's against allowing online gambling in the province and said Wednesday that he'll vote against it when it comes before the government's cabinet.
- Quebec can't veto N.L. cable project: Dexter
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is non-committal when asked about Quebec's objections to use federal money to build an undersea cable that would carry power from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia.
- Innu mothers target Natuashish drug dealers
- Women in the Labrador Innu community of Natuashish are protesting against drug dealers in an effort to drive them out of the community.
- Stove fire likely killed Pouch Cove man: RNC
- A fire that killed a 50-year-old man in Pouch Cove this week was likely started at a stove, according to investigators.
- St. John's driver owes $17K in fines
- A man owing $17,000 in traffic fines was stopped by police in St. John's Wednesday night and charged with driving while suspended.
- Don't ban offshore drilling: Senate
- A report by a federal Senate committee looking into offshore oil drilling in Canada says the facts do not justify the banning of current offshore drilling in Canada.
- Orcas kill minke whale in Trinity Bay
- A Newfoundland tour boat operator has recorded a video of orcas attacking a minke whale in Trinity Bay.
- More tests for alleged St. John's stabber
- A man accused of stabbing another man outside the Village Mall in St. John's last week was returned to a psychiatric hospital after a quick court appearance Wednesday.
- Weapons used in Sheaves Cove dispute: witness
- An axe, a baseball bat and a hammer were used in the latest flare-up of a long-standing dispute between two western Newfoundland families, according to one family member.
- Desperate father seeks missing daughter
- A desperate central Newfoundland father has been scouring St. John's for his missing daughter.
- Helicopter pilot presumed dead in Arctic: official
- The pilot of a helicopter that went missing along the coast of Baffin Island this week is no longer believed to be alive, according to search officials.
- Ship fire in St. John's harbour
- There was a fire onboard the research ship Jean Charcot in St. John's Harbour Tuesday night.
- GG in N.L. to celebrate 400 year-old settlement
- Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean arrived in eastern Newfoundland Tuesday for the Cupids 400 celebration marking four-hundredth anniversary of the oldest permanent British settlement in North America.
- 2 charged after Salmonier Line chase
- Two people have been charged following a police chase that ended with the car being pursued on its roof in a ditch near the Salmonier Line Monday night.
- Federal offshore drilling report coming
- A Senate committee report on offshore oil drilling in Canada will be released Wednesday.
- 1 dead in Pouch Cove fire
- A man, 50, died in a fire in Pouch Cove near St. John's early Tuesday.
- Bail for St. John's man with $26K fines
- A St. John's man who racked up more than $26,000 in traffic fines was released on bail Tuesday.
- Jones recovering from cancer surgery
- Newfoundland and Labrador's Opposition and Liberal Leader Yvonne Jones is recovering well Tuesday after surgery to remove breast cancer.
- Woman started Bonavista fire: RCMP
- A woman, who police say admitted to starting a fire at a home in Bonavista, will appear in court in September.
- Airline used in western Labrador shut down
- A charter airline company that flew to Wabush, western Labrador, is no longer operating.
- Debris found in search for missing helicopter
- Debris has been discovered near the area where a Newfoundland and Labrador helicopter went missing in Nunavut's High Arctic.
- Nain votes against alcohol ban
- People in a northern Labrador community voted against a proposal to ban alcohol in their town Monday.
- Human remains from N.S. plane crash found
- RCMP say they have located the crash site and recovered human remains from a plane that disappeared off Cape Breton two weeks ago.
- Burgeo fatality identified: police
- Philip Muise of Stephenville Crossing has been identified as the victim of a fatal motorcyle collision near Burgeo Sunday
- St. John's drivers blocking emergency trucks
- A St. John's fire department official says drivers are constantly breaking the law by not getting out of the way of ambulances and fire trucks trying to respond to emergencies.
- Ex- girlfriend of N.L. man charged in assault recounts violent past
- A former girlfriend of a western Newfoundland man charged with forcible confinement and uttering death threats says she was assaulted and held hostage in 2004 in a similar way as the woman police allege is the repeat offender's most recent victim.
- Man dies in Labrador pond
- A man died in a popular swimming hole in central Labrador Monday.
- Beloved St. John's tailor dies
- Tony Silver, a popular St. John's businessman who was better known as Tony the Tailor, passed away over the weekend.
- More arrests in bizarre McDonald's robbery
- A second teenager has been arrested following an alleged armed robbery at a St. John's-area fast-food restaurant last month.
- Flat Bay man charged with assault waives bail
- A western Newfoundland man, charged with forcible confinement, assault and uttering threats, is not seeking bail and will remain in custody until at least September.
- Man dies after Bell Island ATV crash
- A man is dead after an all-terrain vehicle accident on Bell Island near St. John's.
- Stephenville toddler unharmed after weekend collision
- A 16-month-old child escaped injury in western Newfoundland after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street.
- GG coming to N.L.
- Canada's Governor General is scheduled to arrive in Newfoundland and Labrador Tuesday for a week-long tour of the province.
- N.L. summer food fishery over
- Newfoundland and Labrador's summer recreational cod fishery wrapped up Sunday.
- N.L. pharmacy network on track, but slow
- A provincial electronic network designed to link all pharmacies across Newfoundland and Labrador said its on track to get 190 drugstores online, despite having less than ten per cent signed up so far.
- Moose collision injures Branch biker
- A 50-year-old man from eastern Newfoundland is in hospital after his vehicle hit a moose on the highway near Placentia.
- Man dead in Burgeo crash
- One man is dead, and a teen-aged boy in hospital, after a motorcycle accident in southwestern Newfoundland.
- RCMP use N.L. ferry for arrest
- Police commandeered a ferry to deal with a teen accused of drinking and driving over the weekend.
- Search continues for missing St. John's woman
- Police continued to search near St. John's Sunday for a woman from the Kilbride area of the city who went missing in mid-July.
- BPA contaminants found in most Canadians
- More than 90 per cent of Canadians have detectable levels of bisphenol A, a chemical used to make some hard plastic containers, bottles and toys, a new report suggests.
- Newfoundland TV hit to be shown in Australia
- A popular CBC-TV program shot in Newfoundland will now be seen in Australia.
- N.L. Liberal Leader Jones has breast cancer
- Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader Yvonne Jones says she's scheduled to undergo breast cancer surgery on Monday.
- Orcas hunt minke whale off Newfoundland coast
- Tourists on a boat tour on the Newfoundland coast got the show of a lifetime Thursday afternoon when a pod of orcas attacked a minke whale.
- Police urge St. John's residents to lock doors
- Police are warning people in the St. John's area to be vigilant about locking their homes after a young woman awoke to see a stranger standing near her.
News Headlines
- Organized crime using social networking: report
- Financial fraud is becoming increasingly more sophisticated in Canada, with criminals making use of popular networking sites, according to a new report on organized crime.
- PM slams EU over seal ban go-ahead
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper is slamming the European Union's decision to proceed with a ban on seal products despite a court ruling ordering that the policy be suspended while legal challenges to it are heard.
- Pickton report criticizing police to be released
- A highly critical report into the police investigation of serial killer Robert Pickton and the missing women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside will be released Friday afternoon, police have announced.
- Pakistan flood crisis still unfolding: UN
- Funding for flood relief in Pakistan is increasing but more aid is needed to help the millions of people affected by weeks of devastating floods, the United Nations says.
- Israelis, Palestinians to resume talks
- Israeli and Palestinian officials will meet in Washington, D.C., in early September for their first direct negotiations in 20 months, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
- Australians go to the polls Saturday
- Australia will go to the polls on Saturday in an election considered to be one of the tightest races in decades.
- National Ballet's Bertram retires after 47 years
- Victoria Bertram, a character artist who has danced for 47 years with the National Ballet of Canada, is retiring.
- Greek pay dispute kills night Acropolis opening
- The Acropolis in Athens will be closed on the night of the August full moon next week, due to a pay dispute.
- FILM REVIEW: The Switch
- Based on a short story by Jeffrey Eugenides (Middlesex), The Switch is a comedy about artificial insemination. The premise has potential, but this Jennifer Aniston vehicle quickly loses its nerve. The always enjoyable Jason Bateman tries to add some caustic wit, but his effort is in vain.
- Argos, Tiger-Cats renew heated rivalry
- The Toronto Argonauts can grab a share of the East Division lead with a victory over the hated Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night (7:30 p.m. ET) at the Rogers Centre.
- Kuznetsova steamrolls Jie in Montreal
- Svetlana Kuznetsova has become the first woman to advance to the Rogers Cup semifinals, easily setting aside Zheng Jie of China.
- Als' Calvillo has bruised sternum
- Quarterback Anthony Calvillo suffered a bruised sternum when he was sacked in the second quarter of the Montreal Alouettes' 39-17 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday.
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