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Premier says weather cooperating as firefighters attack Labrador City blaze

Premier says weather cooperating as firefighters attack Labrador City blaze

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. — A change in wind direction, cooler temperatures and possible precipitation made for favourable conditions for attacking the wildfire threatening Labrador City, the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador said Sunday.
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Pre-alert lifted for northern Quebec town near Labrador forest fire

Pre-alert lifted for northern Quebec town near Labrador forest fire

FERMONT, QUE. — Authorities in the northern Quebec town of Fermont have lifted an evacuation pre-alert as the risk from a forest fire on the other side of the provincial boundary with Newfoundland and Labrador has subsided.
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Northern Quebec town preparing for possible evacuation as Labrador fire rages

Northern Quebec town preparing for possible evacuation as Labrador fire rages

FERMONT, QUEBEC — A northern Quebec town is facing a possible evacuation order as a forest fire rages nearby on the other side of the provincial boundary with Newfoundland and Labrador. The municipality of Fermont, Que.
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Fire that forced evacuation of Labrador City was nearly out — but then it exploded

Fire that forced evacuation of Labrador City was nearly out — but then it exploded

LABRADOR CITY, N.L.
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'Extreme fire behaviour': Labrador City ordered evacuated as wildfire approaches

'Extreme fire behaviour': Labrador City ordered evacuated as wildfire approaches

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. — Forestry officials ordered residents to leave Labrador City on Friday evening as a nearby wildfire crept closer to the town.
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Newfoundland and Labrador releases shelter standards, critics question enforcement

Newfoundland and Labrador releases shelter standards, critics question enforcement

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Newfoundland fishers protest interrupts environment ministers' press conference

Newfoundland fishers protest interrupts environment ministers' press conference

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — About a dozen fishers interrupted a news conference with the country's environment ministers in St. John's on Wednesday to demand the federal government reinstate a 32-year moratorium on commercial cod fishing in the province.
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After delay, new ferry Ala'suinu begins carrying passengers between N.S. and N.L.

After delay, new ferry Ala'suinu begins carrying passengers between N.S. and N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — After delays due to repairs, a new Marine Atlantic ferry sailing between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia is expected to make its inaugural passenger trip this evening.
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N.S. emergency department deaths hit six-year high, doctors point to 'bed-blocking'

N.S. emergency department deaths hit six-year high, doctors point to 'bed-blocking'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Doctors in Atlantic Canada say too many beds in emergency departments are taken up by people who need non-emergency care, and the "bed-blocking" is driving high numbers of emergency department deaths. Dr.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters return to N.L. campus after encampment dismantled

Pro-Palestinian protesters return to N.L. campus after encampment dismantled

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Protesters returned to Memorial University in St. John's, N.L., on Monday, days after police responded to a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus and charged three students.
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