Category: Newfoundland

People Flock to Newfoundland in Search of the Come From Away Kindness—and Find It

Janet Hayward didn’t show too much outward excitement Friday night as she walked toward a Gander, N.L., theatre to see the musical that inspired what she calls her “Newfoundland Quest” — but she did arrive a full hour early. The 54-year-old high school teacher from Indiana has spent the past three weeks driving all over…


Cost of Search for Missing Submersible ‘Irrelevant,’ Fisheries Minister Says

As the search for a missing submersible with five people aboard continues about 700 kilometres south of Newfoundland, two federal cabinet ministers came forward today to say the focus is on saving lives, not on the cost of the rescue operation. In Ottawa, the minister responsible for the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, said the…


Search Underway for Sub Missing Near Titanic Wreck Off Newfoundland

A search is underway off the coast of Newfoundland for a small submersible reported missing near the wreck of the Titanic. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says a research submarine was reported overdue around 9:13 p.m. Sunday, about 700 kilometres south of St. John’s, N.L. Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey says an Aurora military aircraft…


Liberal MP Says Still Much to Learn About Extent of Beijing Manipulation

Following a report that Canada’s spy agency had tracked since 2019 a now-expelled Chinese diplomat who was spying on dissident groups, Liberal MP John McKay said these activities could be just the tip of the iceberg. “I don’t think I know the extent that the Chinese are just ripping us off and manipulating us,” McKay…


Don’t Have a Cow: Senator’s Legen-Dairy Speech Draws Metaphor From Bovine Caper

Haven’t you herd? A dramatic tale of 20 escaped cows, nine cowboys and a drone recently unfolded in St-Sévère, Que., and it behooved a Canadian senator to milk it for all it was worth. Prompting priceless reactions of surprise from her colleagues, Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne recounted the story of the bovine fugitives in the Senate…


600-Year-Old Gold Coin Discovered in Newfoundland Could Be Oldest Found in Canada

A history enthusiast in Newfoundland has discovered what may be the oldest known English coin ever found in Canada. Provincial archeologist Jamie Brake said Wednesday that he knew he was looking at something very special when Edward Hynes sent him photos of a gold coin he’d found this past summer. The coin has since been…


A Month After Fiona, Some in Western Newfoundland Fear Things Will Never Be the Same

For Peggy Savery, the hardest part of the day comes as she leaves work in her Newfoundland community of Port aux Basques and drives to the home she’s been staying in with her husband and son. The family’s blue oceanside house was swept into the sea last month by post-tropical storm Fiona, and a photo of…


Man Injured in Newfoundland Refinery Explosion Has Died

One of the workers injured in the Sept. 2 explosion at the refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland has died, refinery owner Braya Renewables said. The explosion at the refinery about 150 kilometres west of St. John’s sent eight people to hospital. Six workers have returned home, and one remains in hospital. “We are deeply…


Displaced Port Aux Basques Residents Face Uncertain Future After Fiona

Denise Anderson shouted a list of items into her phone over the sound of pouring rain, along with instructions on how to find them: clean socks, a new pack of underwear, prized pieces of jewelry and important documents. Her husband was inside their house that faces the waterfront of Portaux Basques, N.L., days after post-tropical…


Homes Washed Away by Fiona in NL, Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Atlantic Region

SYDNEY, N.S.—Towns in Cape Breton and on Newfoundland’s southern coast declared states of emergency on Saturday as post-tropical storm Fiona—one of the strongest storms to ever strike Eastern Canada—continued to lash the region. Brian Button, the mayor of Port aux Basques, N.L., said some local homes have been washed away amid high winds and surging…