The Labradorian

SPRINGDALE, NL — Due to cases of flu-like illness (respiratory) at Valley Vista Senior Citizen’s Home in Springdale, limited visitation precautions are in place. To help reduce the spread of respiratory illness, only one visitor at a ...

MARYSTOWN, NL – A 47-year-old man and 45-year-old woman from Marystown were arrested on Friday, March 23 for allegedly producing marijuana. The arrests were made after officers from the Burin Peninsula RCMP and Burin Federal Serious and ...

There are some grand plans in the works for a national peace park in Conception Bay South to honour the memory of renowned First World War hero Thomas Ricketts. Ricketts enlisted at age 15 and went on to win the Victoria Cross at just 17 1/2 years ...

LITTLE BAY ISLANDS, NL - There are 38 permanent residents of Little Bay Islands as defined by the provincial government. A spokesperson from the Department of Municipal Affairs recently informed the Nor'Wester of results of the residency ...

BAIE VERTE, NL - Baie Verte council has agreed to hold a public session to discuss any remaining issues over the sale of land on Southshore Drive and Pioneer Avenue. The meeting will take place March 26 at the College of the North ...

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, NL – After announcements about agriculture, aquaculture and technology – among others – in recent months, members of the Cabinet Committee on Jobs were in central Newfoundland today to talk about forestry, ...

MARYSTOWN, NL – The benefits of the Marystown recreation complex are obvious, but they do come at a fairly significant cost. Jason Brown, president and CEO of the YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador, gave the organization’s annual report ...

NORTHERN PENINSULA, NL – The Mekap’sk Mi’kmaq Band continues to move forward with formalizing its claim over the Northern Peninsula region of Newfoundland. The band issued a formal assertion of Aboriginal title to the federal ...

GRAND FALLS-WINSOR, NL – Despite a lot of back and forth between the crowd and Fisheries and Land Resources Minister Gerry Byrne, in the end, the message from all sides was loud and clear: Newfoundland and Labrador must gain authority over ...

Crown prosecutors are appealing the Anne Norris murder trial verdict on the grounds that the judge should have allowed the jury to hear certain evidence, including recorded conversations between Norris and her jail cellmate. A jury found Norris, ...