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St. John's

Work will continue on a new hospital for Labrador West after construction was stopped while the provincial government determined the effects of blasting at a nearby mine site.

A high-end golfing resort on Newfoundland's west coast was granted court protection against creditors on Friday, weeks after the company announced it was laying off employees and getting out of the tourism business.

Airlines will be obligated to provide stranded travellers meal and hotel vouchers, though they won't be held responsible for inclement weather, under a federal consumer protection program announced Thursday.

A St. John's businessman is frustrated with what he sees as increasing crime on the Avalon Peninsula, after a robber wielding a knife hit one of his stores Thursday, traumatizing two employees.

One day after Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn announced he will not be running in the next federal election, the war of words continued with Premier Danny Williams.

The Canadian Forces has said the best way to save more lives at sea is to improve survival techniques, after an internal report came to light showing search and rescue squadrons have no plans to hasten rescue times after regular staffing hours.

Following the loss of 55,000 jobs in July, the Canadian economy added 15,000 jobs during August, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Elementary school students from Paradise, who have been split between three separate schools since their own building was closed in 2006 are back under one roof this September, but not in their hometown.

Police are investigating a home invasion and robbery in Paradise, just outside St. John's, on Thursday afternoon.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has warned people who shop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay that bologna may be contaminated with listeria.

Workers in Grand Falls-Windsor say they would rather see the town's mill shut down than continue on under Abitibi-Bowater's new restructuring plan.

Three cabinet ministers - Loyola Hearn, David Emerson and Monte Solberg - will not run in the next election, the Conservative Party of Canada announced Thursday afternoon.

Long-time Newfoundland and Labrador journalist Ryan Cleary confirmed Friday he is jumping into federal politics.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is taking steps to ensure that his MHAs are backing his Anything But Conservative campaign as a federal election approaches.