Newfoundland & Labrador News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Canadian Elite Basketball League is suspending operations of its franchise in St. John's, N.L. after just one season, the league announced on Friday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A history enthusiast in Newfoundland has discovered what may be the oldest known English coin ever found in Canada.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former Newfoundland police officer alleged to have sexually assaulted a colleague in 2014 will not be protected by a publication ban, according to a decision released Monday from a provincial Supreme Court judge.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The government of Newfoundland and Labrador's plan to establish an office in India aimed at attracting internationally trained nurses to the province raises questions about equity and immigrant retention, an economist said Friday.

BOTWOOD, N.L. — Plans are in the works to install a bronze statue in central Newfoundland to commemorate the death 200 years ago of Demasduit, an Indigenous woman who was among the last surviving members of the Beothuk people.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland police officer convicted of sexual assault is seeking an end to all legal proceedings against him.

GANDER, N.L. — Police say a man and woman arrested last week as the couple was about to leave Newfoundland aboard a ferry had a 'large quantity' of perfume that was allegedly stolen from pharmacies in the province.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Fortis Inc. reported its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as its revenue also grew.

CORNER BROOK, N.L. — A two-day trial begins today in provincial court for a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer facing charges including choking and assault with a weapon. The province's police watchdog agency said in March that Const.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A proposed legislative change in Newfoundland and Labrador would give residents using food banks a homegrown source of protein.