Robert Regular’s lawyers on Tuesday urged the court to acquit him of sexual assault, arguing the case against him is so weak, there’s no need for him to even raise any doubt. The Crown’s case is “fraught with inconsistencies, improbabilities, ...

The Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador is receiving $82,000 in funding support from the provincial government. A charitable and not-for-profit organization, the foundation focuses on research promotion and provides public support ...

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire Food banks across Newfoundland and Labrador are in high demand. As the cost of groceries continues to rise, many people are struggling to put food on the table. The recent boycott of Loblaws is indicative of how people ...

Two former members of the board of the Federation of Newfoundland Indians (FNI) have filed an application for standing in an ongoing court case over enrolment in the Qalipu First Nation. Plaintiffs in the case of Benoit v. Federation of Newfoundland ...

Robert Regular’s defence lawyers have opted not to call any other witnesses at his sexual assault trial. Lawyers Rosellen Sullivan and Jerome Kennedy closed their case in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Monday morning, May 6, ...

A Newfoundland trucker missing in Ontario since April 24 has been found deceased. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) confirmed the 51-year-old man’s death in a press release issued late in the afternoon on Monday, May 6. The release does not name ...

A 26-year-old Torbay man arrested Friday, May 3, on a dozen charges of sexual violence against youth is scheduled to return to court Tuesday for a bail hearing. Daniel Richard’s case was called in provincial court in St. John’s Monday, when it was ...

Three candidates are vying for the Baie Verte-Green Bay seat vacated by former Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MHA Brian Warr. Following the close of nominations on Monday, May 6, the candidates were announced as Owen J. Burt for the governing ...

Police in Bell Island are investigating a house fire which claimed the life of a woman in her 60s on Sunday, May 5. Just before midnight, emergency crews were called to a residential fire and located a woman inside the home. She was transported to ...

Newfoundland and Labrador has selected a former child and youth advocate to serve as the province’ acting information and privacy commissioner while a newly appointed selection committee begins looking for a permanent replacement. Jackie Lake ...