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N.L. halts first ride-share permit within days, cites 'new information' about owner

N.L. halts first ride-share permit within days, cites 'new information' about owner

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Just days after celebrating the issuing of the province's first ride-sharing licence, the Newfoundland and Labrador government has suspended it, citing possible "new information" about the successful company.
Labrador youth services inquiry: Innu health pioneer describes pain caused by system

Labrador youth services inquiry: Innu health pioneer describes pain caused by system

SHESHATSHIU, N.L. — An inquiry into the treatment of Innu youth in Labrador's child protection system heard Monday from an Innu woman who said her parents lost control of their lives when they moved to Sheshatshiu in 1960.
Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister Bragg dies at 59 after cancer diagnosis

Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister Bragg dies at 59 after cancer diagnosis

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet minister Derrick Bragg, who revealed his cancer diagnosis in June, died today at the age of 59.
Post-game handshakes are back in Newfoundland and Labrador amateur hockey

Post-game handshakes are back in Newfoundland and Labrador amateur hockey

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Hockey players in Newfoundland and Labrador are once again allowed to line up and shake hands after their games.
Canadian brings global fight for laws against clergy abuse to Holy See university

Canadian brings global fight for laws against clergy abuse to Holy See university

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Canadian was in Rome Thursday to deliver a lecture to religious scholars at a centuries-old university about clergy abuse and a proposed zero-tolerance policy that could help stop it.

Terry Ryan celebrates 47th birthday with fist-flying return to pro hockey

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Former NHL player Terry Ryan celebrated his 47th birthday with a fist-flying return to professional hockey, dropping the gloves and fighting Sunday for the Newfoundland Growlers in the ECHL.
Newfoundland airport reopening after bomb threat deemed 'non-credible'

Newfoundland airport reopening after bomb threat deemed 'non-credible'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A bomb threat that halted commercial flights Friday morning at the St. John's International Airport was not really a threat at all, police and airport officials said.
Virtual ERs are controversial, but in rural Newfoundland, one has saved a life

Virtual ERs are controversial, but in rural Newfoundland, one has saved a life

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The 12-bed hospital in New-Wes-Valley, N.L.
Some Newfoundland and Labrador hockey teams defying ban on end-of-game handshakes

Some Newfoundland and Labrador hockey teams defying ban on end-of-game handshakes

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Some hockey teams in western Newfoundland continue to line up for end-of-game handshakes, despite a decree from officials to end the practice because it sometimes led to altercations.
Families across Canada with loved ones in Gaza vying for limited number of visas

Families across Canada with loved ones in Gaza vying for limited number of visas

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Two Palestinian sisters in Newfoundland are among families across Canada applying for a limited number of special visas they hope will rescue their loved ones from the Israel-Hamas war.