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Why Canada’s decision to lift a ban on cod fishing in Newfoundland after 32 years is so controversial – podcast

For generations, cod fishing was a way of life in Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost province in Canada. But in 1992, after cod stocks in the north Atlantic plummeted, the federal government imposed a moratorium on cod fishing. It was to last for 32 years until it was lifted in…

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The federal government has lifted the moratorium on Northern cod fishing after 32 years

After more than 30 years, the federal government has announced it’s lifting the moratorium that shut down commercial cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1990s.

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Canada ends cod moratorium in Newfoundland after more than 30 years

The Canadian government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador cod moratorium, which gutted the Atlantic-coast province’s economy and transformed its small communities more than 30 years ago

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How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma

Newfoundland and Labrador made history in September as the first Canadian province to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes also exist outside of Canada, including in Mexico, Philadelphia, Penn. and the United Kingdom. In Newfoundland and Labrador the tax amounts to 20 cents per litre of sugar-sweetened beverage.

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Fiona was one of Canada's worst natural disasters, but evacuations prevented greater losses in Atlantic Canada

Forty-eight hours after post-tropical cyclone Fiona’s devastating impacts on areas of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Québec’s Magdalen Islands we can now start to reflect on the magnitude of what has just happened.

The Conversation

Climate change means the Inuit do what they've always done: Adapt

Rex Holwell has spent his life on the sea ice that forms each winter off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador in eastern Canada. Like other Inuit, he learned to hunt seals and fish from his father and other men. They would skim over the sea ice, first on dog…

Reuters

Fiona hits Atlantic Canada: Climate change means the region will see more frequent storms

Atlantic Canada has been left reeling from the impacts of one of the largest and most dangerous ocean storms to ever hit the region. Hurricane Fiona made landfall as a powerful post-tropical storm on Saturday along the eastern shore of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, delivering…

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Charles and Camilla knock back pints in Canadian pub and joke about cooking moose

Prince Charles and Camilla visited Quidi Vidi harbour during a trip to St. John’s island, Newfoundland and Labrador, on a three-day tour of Canada, and met local chef Jeremy Charles

Daily Mirror

The world is on fire. Why is Canada considering massive new oil drilling?

A Norwegian oil company wants to drill 73m barrels a year off the coast of Newfoundland – the equivalent of adding 7m gas cars to the road

The Guardian - US

COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in N.L., 234 new cases confirmed

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped in Newfoundland and Labrador, while the number of active cases has risen slightly.

The Canadian Press

Newfoundland and Labrador reports 61st COVID-19 death, 316 new cases

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting the 61st death due to COVID-19 in the province.

The Canadian Press

Newfoundland and Labrador dropping masking, vaccination passport measures March 14

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador will end its COVID-19 restrictions, including mask and vaccination requirements and gathering limits, as of March 14.

The Canadian Press

N.L. reports four more deaths from COVID-19, 23 people in hospital

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Four more people in Newfoundland and Labrador have died of COVID-19, bringing the province's total pandemic-related deaths to 56.

The Canadian Press

Feds, N.L. say Muskrat Falls financing terms are signed, as Innu Nation cries foul

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Ottawa and the Newfoundland and Labrador government have signed terms for two key pieces of a $5.2-billion financing agreement aimed at staving off a spike in provincewide electricity rates due to the beleaguered Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.

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Anxiety in N.L. as experts say pending oil project clashes with federal climate goals

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Anxiety is running high in Newfoundland and Labrador as the province waits on a federal decision about a proposed offshore oil project about 500 kilometres east of St. John's.

The Canadian Press

N.L. reports two more pandemic-related deaths, 22 COVID-19 patients in hospital

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador on Friday reported the province's 51st and 52nd deaths from COVID-19.

The Canadian Press

N.L. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit high of 25 with eight patients in critical care

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador say there are now 25 people in hospital due to COVID-19, matching the previous high in the province.

The Canadian Press

Top news stories from The Canadian Press Atlantic bureau for Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022

Good evening from The Canadian Press Atlantic bureau. Here are the stories we produced today. A writethru of NL-Unwanted-Dental-Work will move shortly. Questions can go to graeme.hamilton@thecanadianpress.com

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Top News Advisory for Wednesday, Feb. 9

Here are the latest Top News stories from The Canadian Press. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

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Newfoundland and Labrador records 50th pandemic death, 20 COVID patients in hospital

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador say two more people in the province have died from COVID-19, bringing total pandemic-related deaths in the province to 50.

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Dentist in N.L. let correctional officer pull 'one or more' teeth from sedated inmate

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A dentist with practices across Atlantic Canada has been sanctioned in Newfoundland and Labrador for allowing a correctional officer to extract "one or more" teeth from a sedated inmate while another officer filmed the procedure with his phone.

The Canadian Press

Two more people in N.L. die from COVID-19, pandemic restrictions set to loosen again

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are once again easing public health restrictions, beginning this weekend.

The Canadian Press

N.L. reports 46th death due to COVID-19, eases public health restrictions

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting the province's 46th death from COVID-19, as bars, lounges and movie theatres reopen after more than a month.

The Canadian Press

COVID-19 hospitalizations in N.L. hold steady at 20 after reaching new heights

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador has held steady at 20 for the past three days, after reaching a new height of 25 on Tuesday.

The Canadian Press

N.L. to lower pandemic alert level, lift isolation order for vaccinated travellers

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Bars will reopen on Monday in Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time since the government tightened pandemic restrictions in December amid soaring COVID-19 cases.

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