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An investigation into a fire that started at an abandoned commercial property in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Friday evening, April 19, 2024 is continuing. Contributed

'You don't need to be right next to it': Ophthalmologists warning of impacts from fires in N.L. on eye health

Sanuda Ranawake Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

Wildfires – like the one that ripped through Happy Valley-Goose Bay recently – don't just pose a risk to the safety of people and buildings. It can also damage your eyes. Dr. Phil Hooper, president of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, wants to ...

Ken McDonald, Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP for Avalon and chair of the federal Standing Committee of Fisheries and Oceans.

Keep the benefits of the fishery in the hands of people in N.L. and not foreign companies, says MP Ken McDonald

Gary Kean |Updated 3 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

Ken McDonald says the federal government’s response to recommendations his committee made regarding corporate concentration in the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery are fair, but he hopes it leads to action. The Liberal Commons member for Avalon is ...

Dr. Sandra Jadin, a Charlottetown anesthesiologist, said her trip to Ethiopia last month renewed her faith in the health-care system and humanity. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

Charlottetown doctor says trip to Ethiopia was life-changing

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

A Charlottetown doctor said her trip to Ethiopia last month has renewed her faith in the health-care system and humanity. “Despite the scarcity, I encountered individuals filled with unwavering faith and hope,” Dr. Sandra Jadin, a locum obstetrics ...

Happy Valley-Goose Bay declared a state of emergency on April 19, following a structural fire that spread posing the risk of explosion in the town. (RCMP NL)

No damage to government-owned property in Happy Valley-Goose Bay fire that destroyed buildings on former military base

Sanuda Ranawake Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated 3 hours ago |4 min read

The cause of the fire in Happy Valley-Goose Bay that destroyed several buildings last week still remains unknown. Mayor George Andrews says no damage was done to any government-owned property. Andrews also confirmed there were no injuries or deaths ...

The mother of Maxwell Canning, 25, who was killed in a company vehicle workplace accident and fire on June 28, 2022 on the Hodgewater Line, displays her emotions at the Day of Mourning ceremony held at the main lobby of the Confederation Building on Sunday afternoon, April 28, 2024. -Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

St. John's Day of Mourning

Joe Gibbons |Updated 4 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

The St. John’s & district Labour Council held their annual Day of Mourning wreath laying ceremony in the main lobby of the Confederation Building on Sunday afternoon, April 28, 2024. First recognized by the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984, the ...

The St. John’s branch of the Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) held their 19th. annual and spring Shave For The Brave at the Avalon Mall on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in support of young adults living with, through, and beyond cancer. It’s their largest fundraiser which runs in schools, offices, public venues and communities from coast to coast. Among those young youth taking to the clippers of Keyin College hair dressing student Jenna Hayes on Saturday was Mount Pearl resident Dutch Stratton. A Grade 6 student at St. Peter’s Elementary School in his hometown, the 11-year-old let his hair grow for a few years awaiting the shave in memory of his school friends Sophia Crowley and Clarke Howell, also a hockey teammate of his, who both lost their childhood battle with cancer a few years back. Sophia passed away on February 10, 2022, age 10, while Clark passed away on September 4, 2021, age 12. In order to participate, shavers must agree to have their heads shaved with no guard, or donate at least 10 inches of hair and are also responsible for raising or donating at least $25 in order to receive an official Shave for the Brave iconic yellow toque.
-Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Things to know to help shape your week in Newfoundland and Labrador April 29

SaltWire Staff |Updated 3 hours ago |9 min read Premium content

Book an Oversized Waste Appointment Residents of St. John's can now book a free curbside collection appointment for oversized waste by going to CurbitStJohns.ca/Schedules and choosing the oversized tab, use the ‘Curbit St. John’s’ app and choose the ...

Firefighters made quick work of a Saturday night St. John's shed fire but two homes were damaged during the incident. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Fire destroys shed, damages two homes in St. John's Saturday night

Keith Gosse |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

Firefighters made quick work of a shed fire Saturday night but the shed was destroyed and two homes were damaged during the incident. The fire on Hoyles Avenue was reported by multiple callers at about 9 p.m. and when St. John’s Regional ...

Seven people have been displaced following a house fire in St. John's Friday night. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Seven people left homeless following Friday night St. John's house fire

Keith Gosse |Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Seven people have been displaced following a house fire in St. John’s Friday night. Firefighters responded to the home on Pennywell Road at about 11 p.m. following a report of a fire in a bedroom and on arrival, found heavy smoke coming from the ...

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Canadian First Nation declares emergency after INEOS chemical release in Ontario

Wa Lone |Updated a day ago |2 min read

By Wa Lone (Reuters) -Canada's Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to a chemical release from INEOS Styrolution's plastic manufacturing plant in Sarnia, Ontario, the Indigenous group said. The Frankfurt-based company, a unit of ...

The New Brunswick government has signed two bilateral agreements with Ivory Coast focusing on economic relations, youth, education, training, professional mobility and culture. From left, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan, and Ivory Coast Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Ivorians Abroad Minister Léon Kacou Adom. - Contributed

New Brunswick signs two bilateral agreements with Ivory Coast

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The New Brunswick government is strengthening its ties with Ivory Coast through the signing of two bilateral agreements.  During a recent delegation to Ivory Coast and Morocco, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan met with ...

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