Source: Sarah Smellie The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, November 13, 2021 The victim accepted the offer of a ride home from the officer after she had been out dancing and drinking in downtown St. John’s. After seven years and three trials, a Newfoundland police officer convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in her home while on… Continue reading 4 Years for Newfoundland Police Officer After Sexually Assaulting Woman On-Duty
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Newfoundland and Labrador Legislature Members Can Now Bring Their Babies to Work
Source: The Staff The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, September 17, 2020 Progressive Conservative MHA Lela Evans says the province needs to do more to help women in government and in the workforce. Newfoundland and Labrador’s legislature is opening its doors to new faces – very tiny faces. Members of the legislature are now allowed to bring… Continue reading Newfoundland and Labrador Legislature Members Can Now Bring Their Babies to Work
Highest snowfall observed in N.L. storm was 93 cm: Environment Canada
Source: Kerri Breen, Global News, January 19, 2020 Newly-released figures from Environment Canada are shedding light on the magnitude of Newfoundland‘s historic blizzard. Many communities in the eastern part of the province have been at a near standstill since Friday when powerful winds and record-breaking snowfall prompted states of emergency. The highest snowfall measurements were taken in areas… Continue reading Highest snowfall observed in N.L. storm was 93 cm: Environment Canada
Newfoundland gets pounded by storm that dumps snow, cancels flights
Source: The Canadian Press, January 2, 2019 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Travel to Newfoundland by air and sea was being disrupted today after a powerful winter storm dumped more than 20 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Marine Atlantic cancelled its lunchtime sailings, while cancellations were also stacking up at the St. John’s International… Continue reading Newfoundland gets pounded by storm that dumps snow, cancels flights
Forgotten hero in marine disaster honoured by Red Cross in N.L.
Source: Holly McKenzie-Sutter, The Canadian Press, July 17, 2018 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Forty-six years ago, Leo Bullen gave up his life when he offered his life-jacket to a small child as a fire raged around them on the schooner Delroy, sinking the ship and claiming the lives of nine people. But until recently, the family… Continue reading Forgotten hero in marine disaster honoured by Red Cross in N.L.
Hurricane Chris to make landfall in Newfoundland as post-tropical storm
Source: The Canadian Press, July 12, 2018 HALIFAX – Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hammer parts of eastern Newfoundland today as hurricane Chris tracks towards the region. Environment Canada says Chris was about 372 kilometres southwest of Sable Island early Thursday morning and is expected to weaken into a post-tropical storm as it moves… Continue reading Hurricane Chris to make landfall in Newfoundland as post-tropical storm
Summer snow blankets parts of Newfoundland in late June
Source: The Canadian Press, June 26, 2018 It may be summer, but snow is falling in parts of Newfoundland today. The province’s Transportation Department is warning residents to drive cautiously and has tweeted a photo of a road in Burgeo, N.L., covered in a thin layer of snow. Other photos on social media show wet… Continue reading Summer snow blankets parts of Newfoundland in late June
Unusually-shaped iceberg in Newfoundland becomes social media star
Source: The Canadian Press, June 5, 2018 An unusually-shaped iceberg is drawing onlookers to a small cove in eastern Newfoundland. The iceberg has a hollow archway carved in the middle and appears to be grounded in the waters just off a Bonavista peninsula community in Upper Amherst Cove. Photographers have been sharing their shots of… Continue reading Unusually-shaped iceberg in Newfoundland becomes social media star
Spring snow storm closes schools along the northeast coast of Newfoundland
Source: The Canadian Press, May 24, 2018 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A spring storm that has buried cars in snow and closed a slew of schools in Newfoundland has prompted dismay — and disbelief — from residents along the northeast coast of the island. Photos posted on social media show a barbecue entombed in snow… Continue reading Spring snow storm closes schools along the northeast coast of Newfoundland
Newfoundland hit by winter storm, ferries cancelled due to high seas
Source: The Canadian Press, December 27, 2017 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Much of Newfoundland and Labrador was under wind or blizzard warnings early today, and Marine Atlantic ferry service to the island was cancelled due to rough seas. Environment Canada was reporting flurries and snow squalls combined with winds gusting to 110 kilometres per hour in some parts of… Continue reading Newfoundland hit by winter storm, ferries cancelled due to high seas