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Men who were abused by Christian Brothers at the Mount Cashel Orphanage and several schools in St. John's have reached a settlement with the Roman Catholic organization. More...

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale said Thursday morning the fight to reverse a federal decision to close a search and rescue co-ordination centre in St. John's is not over. Dunderdale who said she is in "serious disagreement" with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and "extremely...

<div>The formal announcement that an AHL team will be playing in St. John's this fall started Friday with an informal ball hockey game at the centre that will host the new team. Former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams, one of the driving forces behind efforts to bring...

Four men are facing drug-related charges after police seized 17 kilograms of marijuana, 57 grams of cocaine and a lot of paraphernalia in St. John's Thursday. Two men, 31 and 32, from St. John's are facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking, conspiracy to traffic...

A 25-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of an illegal weapon after police raided a home in St. John's Thursday. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said the man had a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition. The RNC Tactical Response Unit converged on a house near Mundy Pond just...

A preliminary inquiry is scheduled to start Monday for the man accused of murdering Ann Marie Shirran, whose disappearance in St. John's last summer triggered a wide search. David Folker was charged last September with second-degree murder and with interfering with a body. Folker had been...

A man was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm following a two car collision in St. John's Friday night. A spokesperson for the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said the accident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. in the Goulds area of the city. Two people were taken to hospital with...

St. John's firefighters quickly extinguished a fire that broke out early Monday morning at a downtown bar. A fire was discovered around 6 a.m. in a washroom off the deck of Junctions, a bar off McMurdo's Lane, which runs between Water Street and Duckworth Street. The fire was contained to the...

Dwight Hardy's underhanded flip with 1.2 seconds to play gave St. John's a 60-59 victory over No. 4 Pittsburgh on Saturday, the Red Storm's fifth win over a highly ranked team this season. Hardy, who finished with 19 points, started his drive near midcourt, went past one defender on the right...

Fire struck homes at opposite ends of Newfoundland on Wednesday night. In Paradise, just west of St. John's, firefighters were called to Summit Drive shortly after 10:30 p.m. Flames could be seen coming out of the house, which was destroyed by the blaze. Crews with the St. John's Regional Fire...

A St. John's man accused of second-degree murder is facing new charges of assault and uttering threats. Ray Newman, 33, is accused of allegedly assaulting and threatening a St. John's man Sunday. He was previously charged after his estranged wife, Chrissy Predham Newman, was found dead in an...

People on eastern Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula were digging out Friday from the first big snowfall of the winter — and the largest ever recorded in the area for Jan. 13. Snow and rain made driving difficult and forced the cancellation of many flights at St. John's airport Thursday...

Clinton condemns Holocaust museum shooter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON – A union official says he requested that U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum guards be equipped with protective vests during contract negotiations two years ago...

Crews recover black box with hopes of solving mystery of N.L. chopper crash -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Tara Brautigam, The Canadian Press ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The painstaking effort to collect the remains of a helicopter at the bottom...