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Reporter with The Canadian Press

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Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrive in St. John's to begin a three-day Canadian tour, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Prince Charles acknowledges Canada's 'darker' past and stresses need for reconciliation

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, began a three-day Canadian tour on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in St. John’s, N.L., where the prince shared his views on reconciliation with Indigenous people before the couple took part in an emotional healing ceremony.

News, Politics | May 18th 2022

Nine year old Zoriana greets her sister, Sofiia, as her and their mother, Natalia, arrive from Ukraine in St. John's, on Monday, May 9, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Greg Locke

Tears and hugs as 166 Ukrainian refugees arrive in Newfoundland

Nine-year-old Zoriana Shapoval had barely rounded the corner at the St. John's International Airport on Monday, May 9, 2022, night when she saw her big sister Sofiia Shapoval waiting in the crowd, and ran straight for her outstretched arms.

News, Politics | May 10th 2022

Lighthouse Immersive's production "Immersive Shevchenko: Soul of Ukraine", a part of which is seen in an October 2021 handout photo, features the work of Ukrainian painter and poet Taras Shevchenko. Handout photo by Lighthouse Immersive

Artists across Canada support Ukraine–condemn Russia

Artists and arts organizations across Canada are working on shows in support of Ukraine while taking public stances against Russia and its devastating invasion on the country last week.

News | March 6th 2022

Her Majesty's Penitentiary, a minimum security penitentiary in St. John's, N.L., overlooks Quidi Vidi Lake on June 9, 2011. File photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Daly

As prison COVID cases rise, calls are mounting for inmate release

Experts and advocates are calling for governments to release some inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the infectious Omicron variant spread through the country's correctional facilities.

Coronavirus in Canada

News, Politics | January 5th 2022

Adam Lichter poses for a photograph in St. John's on Nov. 30, 2021. Lichter spent his last year in the oil industry teaching himself to code while he was working offshore on a massive supply vessel. File photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Daly

N.L. oil workers transition to tech sector jobs

Adam Lichter says he spent his last year in Newfoundland and Labrador's oil industry teaching himself to code while working on a supply vessel in an oilfield about 350 kilometres off the coast of St. John's.

News | December 6th 2021

A traveller waits next to check-in kiosks not currently in use at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, July 30, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Omicron proves need for vaccine equity, not travel bans

As Canada confirms its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, scientists say banning travellers from southern African countries in an effort to curb its importation is wishful thinking that could do more harm than good.

Coronavirus in Canada

News, Politics | November 29th 2021

Cardinal Thomas Collins delivers at online Good Friday service in an empty St. Michael's Cathedral in Toronto on April 10, 2020. Photo by:The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

PM's remarks about Catholic Church and residential schools were 'unfair': Toronto archbishop

The archbishop of Toronto expressed "great sorrow" Sunday for the abuse that took place at Canada's residential schools, though he insisted the prime minister was “unfair” in his calls for the Catholic Church to take more responsibility.

News | June 7th 2021

doctor, ultrasound scan, pregnant woman,

Ontario first province to prioritize pregnancy in vaccination rollout

After months of shifting advice, Ontario has become the first Canadian province to prioritize pregnant women in a vaccine rollout plan, without special conditions. Health-care workers and specialists say the move is a win for pregnant women and for public health.

Coronavirus in Canada

News, Politics | March 10th 2021

Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan,

Ottawa to spend $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next 10 years

The Canadian government says it will spend $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next ten years.

Race to a Safer World

News, Politics | December 15th 2020

Newfoundland and Labrador hit by 'Snowmageddon' and pandemic, confronted hunger in 2020

Skipping meals is dangerous for a diabetic, but Janine Ryan finds she sometimes has no choice if she wants her kids to have enough to eat.

Coronavirus in Canada

News | December 14th 2020