The Latest Breaking News from Newfoundland

First Thing: undercover Israeli forces storm Jenin hospital

Hamas and Islamic Jihad confirm three members killed during raid by undercover Israeli forces, some dressed as women or medical staff. Plus, shipwreck mysteriously appears on Newfoundland coast

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

‘Let’s find out’: shipwreck mysteriously appears on Newfoundland coast

Residents of tiny coastal community of Cape Ray excited by discovery of what appears to be 19th-century vessel

The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2024

What's the farthest place the Vikings reached?

The Vikings reached as far west as Newfoundland, but did they also venture into Africa, the Middle East and Asia?

LiveScience · Jan 1, 2024

The trauma caused by resettlement in Newfoundland and Labrador must be acknowledged

Between 1954 and 1975, 30,000 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians resettled from hundreds of remote communities to larger towns. The relocations were part of a plan by the provincial and federal governments to move people to areas with better economic opportunities, social amenities and improved educational facilities.

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2023

Giant iceberg drifts towards Newfoundland in eerie video

The area along the east coast of the Newfoundland and Labrador province is famously known as ‘Iceberg Alley’

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2023

Season of the ‘Critch’ Set to Start at The CW

Canadian comedy ‘Son of a Critch’ premieres on The CW, and creator Mark Critch explains the quirky show

Broadcasting & Cable · Jul 24, 2023

TV Tinsel: Comedian Mark Critch, 'a kid out of time,' revisits childhood in 'Son of a Critch'

People use humor for all kinds of reasons. For comedian Mark Critch it was a defense against bullying. He grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the most eastern point in North America.

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023

Climate change is transforming our oceans. Can fisheries management adapt?

Newfoundland’s northern cod was once thought to be an inexhaustible resource. In fact, much of the province’s history and culture continues to be linked with this iconic species. But in the 1990s, the northern cod population here collapsed by more than 99 per cent along with other groundfish species.

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2023

17 warnings OceanGate CEO ignored before Titan sub imploded with five onboard

The deep-sea vessel was on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage around 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, when it imploded last month, killing the five people onboard

Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2023

What photos of the Titanic sub debris tell us about its implosion

‘Although it seems counterintuitive, large objects do not normally split apart into smithereens in an implosion or explosion’

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023