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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

The deal to build the massive Churchill Falls hydroelectric project in central Labrador was signed between Newfoundland and Quebec in 196.

The two men were aboard a six-metre open boat that was due back at Sally's Cove near Gros Morne National Park by 2 p.m. Tuesday.