Category: Newfoundland

Parts of Atlantic Canada Cleaning up After Three Days of Heavy Rain and Powerful Wind

Work crews fanned out across eastern Nova Scotia and southwestern Newfoundland Thursday to repair roads, bridges and culverts washed out by torrential rainfall that had hammered parts of the region for the past three days. In Nova Scotia, almost 30 roads and bridges were closed by the time the rain stopped on Wednesday. Most of…


Couple Share Their Home With 7 Huge Newfoundland Dogs: ‘They Aren’t the Breed for Everyone’

Only an animal lover can feel the immense joy and love this family experiences sharing their home with seven huge Newfoundland dogs. Emma Bone, 33, and her husband, Mark, 40, spend hours on end grooming and walking the pups; the couple haven’t been able to go on holiday in years in order to look after…


Hurricane Larry Wipes Out Power, Trees Across St. John’s; People Urged To Stay Home

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—People in eastern Newfoundland woke up Saturday to streets littered with branches and debris, torn and tossed around by the ferocious winds of hurricane Larry. Larry made landfall as a Category 1 storm just after midnight Friday along the southern coast of the island, bringing sheets of rain and sustained winds of 130…


Hurricane Larry Headed for Eastern Newfoundland Where Gusts Could Reach 140 km/h

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—As hurricane Larry churns its way toward eastern Newfoundland, residents of the Avalon Peninsula are being warned to brace for hurricane−force winds gusting at 140 kilometres per hour some time tonight. Hurricane warnings are in effect for the entire peninsula, which includes St. John’s. The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the powerful…


How a Plane Diverted to Newfoundland on Sept. 11 Forged a 20 Year Friendship

GAMBO, N.L.—Every Friday evening, Steve Badcock pours himself a drink and flips open his laptop to video chat with a close friend he met because of a terrorist attack in New York City and its ripple effect across the skies. It often takes a few tries to connect—internet can be sketchy in the rural Newfoundland…


Hurricane’s Larry’s Track Shifts West, Residents of Newfoundland Warned to Prepare

HALIFAX—The expected track of hurricane Larry has shifted to the west, with the latest forecast suggesting the storm could make landfall in eastern Newfoundland early Saturday. The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax issued a tropical cyclone chart this morning that shows the centre of the storm crossing over the island’s Avalon Peninsula at 3 a.m….


Hurricane Larry Could Be Headed for Newfoundland on Friday, but Track Uncertain

HALIFAX—Residents of eastern Newfoundland are being warned hurricane Larry could have an impact on the Avalon Peninsula on Friday. The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax has issued a tropical cyclone statement, saying some weather models are suggesting the storm will remain far offshore while others indicate it will travel across the peninsula, which includes St….


Liberals Under Andrew Furey Win Slim Majority in Newfoundland and Labrador Election

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—The Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals under leader Andrew Furey have been re−elected with a slim majority after a campaign that dragged on for 10 weeks because of the pandemic. Results released Saturday by Elections NL gave the Liberals 22 of the province’s 40 seats, followed by the Progressive Conservatives, led by Ches Crosbie,…


N.L. Delays Full Election After Covid-19 Outbreak Tied to U.K. Variant

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Less than 12 hours before polls were set to open in much of the province, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief electoral officer on Friday called off all in−person voting in response to a COVID−19 outbreak. Bruce Chaulk announced voting in the provincial election set for Saturday will now be exclusively by mail, and ballots…