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Posted: Feb 19, 2021 2:27 PM NT | Last Updated: February 19 comments Memorial University political scientist Kelly Blidook says lower-than-average turnout could be enough to challenge the legitimacy of the new government.(Ted Dillon/CBC) A political scientist in St. Johns said Friday that Newfoundland and Labradors election campaign — disrupted last week by a provincewide lockdown — has been riddled with irregularities and is at serious risk of a result that could be challenged in court, i...

Posted: Feb 19, 2021 11:17 AM NT | Last Updated: February 19 George Brake, 66, seen here in a photo posted to his Facebook account, was arrested last month after allegedly uttering threats about Newfoundland election candidates. (George Brake/Facebook) A Shoal Brook man who allegedly threatened to "execute" politicians and took police on a high-speed chase has pleaded not guilty to a half-dozen charges in a Corner Brook provincial court.  George Walter Clayton Brake, 66, who reportedly told wi...

48 new cases of COVID-19 in N.L. as testing numbers hit another high Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 48 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as the provinces regional health authorities continue to ramp up testing after the coronavirus variant B117 was discovered in the metro area.  Social Sharing CBC News · Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 48 new cases of COVID-19. (Sherry Vivian/CBC)

Messy winter weather hits Newfoundland Wednesday CBC/Radio-Canada © Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press Freezing rain, rain or snow are all in store on Wednesday for most of Newfoundland. Winter weather is making for a messy Wednesday in Newfoundland, with almost the entire island under some sort of warning — from winter storm to snowfall to wind to freezing rain. That freezing rain warning, for the Avalon, Burin and Connaigre Peninsulas, will end later in the morning as temp...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer The union representing RCMP officers is pressing the Alberta government to keep the force as it reviews whether to switch to a provincial service, arguing such a change would cost more with little benefit to the public. The Nation...

More N.L. children get the OK for daycare, but providers, parents ask: where was the preparation? The province has tweaked its child-care policies under Alert Level 5 after complaints and concerns that school-age children of essential workers need somewhere to go during the day. Social Sharing Posted: Feb 16, 2021 2:59 PM NT | Last Updated: February 16 Shanda Slipp can now put her daughters Alice, 7, and Evie, 5, into daycare full time as she continues working as a doctor in Corner Brook.(Submi...

N.L. reports 7 new cases of COVID-19, as 2nd RCMP employee tests positive The Department of Health released an update Tuesday on the B117 variant outbreak, while the police force says its two positive cases are not connected. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2021 2:13 PM NT | Last Updated: February 16 A health-care worker prepares a swab amid a line of vehicles at a drive-thru COVID-19 swab testing site in Mount Pearl on Monday.(John Pike/CBC)

Polls to open in 22 districts on Saturday A topical sea shanty Its been an interesting — and quite busy — few days of election watch in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Its been so busy, in fact, that we had to park our daily run of the Election Notebook to focus on the pandemic response, as COVID-19 cases in the St. Johns-metro area drastically spiked this week, throwing all plans out the window.    But with the spike in cases came some complications for the election, a two-pronged att...

False start to winter season, as COVID-19 outbreak hampers western Newfoundland businesses A surge of COVID-19 cases has prompted what amounts to a lockdown in the metro St. Johns region and parts of the Avalon Peninsula, with health officials warning that the virus may have spread farther — and on the west coast of the island, the impact is being felt. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2021 5:30 PM NT | Last Updated: February 12 Craig Borden, co-owner of Rugged Edge in Corner Bro...

  CORNER BROOK, N.L. -- A 66-year-old man accused of threatening to kill politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador in January will have a bail hearing on Monday. Crown attorney Trina Simms says the bail appearance for George Brake was set during a brief court hearing in Corner Brook, N.L., on Thursday. Simms says the Crown will oppose Brakes bail application. Brake is charged with six offences, including uttering threats to cause death, possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace, and...