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Canada recognizes housing as a human right. Few provinces have followed suit

Canada recognizes housing as a human right. Few provinces have followed suit

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country's smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right.
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Cenovus fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history

Cenovus fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill ever recorded in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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N.L. minister seeks Criminal Code changes he says will protect domestic abuse victims

N.L. minister seeks Criminal Code changes he says will protect domestic abuse victims

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s justice minister has asked his federal counterpart to make changes to the Criminal Code that he says will help protect victims of domestic and intimate partner violence.
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Rideshare platform Uber expands to Newfoundland and Labrador

Rideshare platform Uber expands to Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Uber Technologies Inc. says it has brought its ridesharing platform to Newfoundland and Labrador. The U.S. tech company says its services will be available throughout the Avalon Peninsula with St.
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Consciousness a 'realistic possibility' in birds, fish, squid and bees, scholars say

Consciousness a 'realistic possibility' in birds, fish, squid and bees, scholars say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.
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Two people dead, four others make it to shore after vessel capsizes in Newfoundland

Two people dead, four others make it to shore after vessel capsizes in Newfoundland

PORT AU PORT, N.L. — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says two people were found dead and four others survived after a boat capsized off the west coast of Newfoundland.
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In domestic abuse, strangulation is a 'hidden' predictor of femicide, experts say

In domestic abuse, strangulation is a 'hidden' predictor of femicide, experts say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Georgina McGrath says she still has to sleep some nights with the windows open, the cold air in her lungs a reminder that she's far away from the man who used to strangle her.
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Residents return home after harrowing evacuation from 'blast zone' of Labrador fire

Residents return home after harrowing evacuation from 'blast zone' of Labrador fire

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — People living in the "blast zone" of a central Labrador structure fire were able to return to their homes on Saturday after officials ended an evacuation order because there was no longer any risk of explosions.
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Fire in Labrador town under control, officials tells residents to stay away

Fire in Labrador town under control, officials tells residents to stay away

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — RCMP say the fire that prompted a state of emergency in a Labrador town is now under control.
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500 Newfoundlanders wound up on the same cruise. They had a time.

500 Newfoundlanders wound up on the same cruise. They had a time.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Celebrity Apex cruise to the Caribbean this month turned into a rocking Newfoundland kitchen party when hundreds of people from Canada's easternmost province happened to be booked on the same ship.
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