Labrador

• Labrador woman scraped up and needed a stitch after mysterious owl attack

  That suture is now out, but there are still bumps on the side of her head where the bird's talons dug in, she said in an interview Tuesday.

  Environment

  Mar 17
• Unprecedented Newfoundland and Labrador election is fraught with risks

  'I've definitely heard rumblings about various kinds of constitutional challenges that are being contemplated,' the president of the NL NDP said of mail-in-only election voting.

  Politics

  Feb 20
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• ‘We’ve done a good job:’ COVID-19 vaccinations begin for Labrador’s Inuit

  Labrador's Inuit government said in a news release Ford received the Moderna vaccine at 9:18 a.m. in Makkovik, a town of about 375 people along Labrador's north coast.

  Canada

  Jan 11
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• One man is dead and one is in custody after a shooting in Labrador: RCMP

  Natuashish has a population of about 1,000, located along Labrador's north coast, between Nain and Hopedale.

  Jan 4
• 1 man dead, 1 in custody after shooting in Labrador: RCMP

  In an emailed statement, RCMP Cpl. Jolene Garland says police were notified about a shooting in the community of Natuashish on Sunday.

  Crime

  Jan 4
• Ousted from Labrador Inuit government, ex-politician questions ‘blood quantum’ method

  Edward Blake Rudkowski says he was informed last Friday he was no longer a beneficiary of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement after a blood quantum test.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2020
• ‘Nasty day’ in Labrador as blizzard dumps 63 cm of snow, and counting

  As a blizzard rips across much of Labrador today, Environment Canadasays Happy Valley-Goose Bay was leading the count this morning.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2020
• Blizzard to sweep over parts of Labrador, bringing up to 80 cm of snow

  Environment Canada says the Upper Lake Melville area, which includes Happy Valley-Goose Bay, could see up to 80 centimetres of snow.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2020
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• 2 minor earthquakes recorded off the coast of Labrador, near Makkovik

  The strength of the quakes was measured at 4.5 and 4.7 on the Richter scale, but Earthquakes Canada says quakes under 5 on the scale rarely cause damage.

  Environment

  Nov 4, 2020
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• Census shows spike in George River caribou numbers

  Officials say the numbers are cause for cautious optimism, although the present population is still just one per cent of its historic high.

  Environment

  Oct 15, 2020