Newfoundland
The Move: From downtown Toronto to an artist’s escape in rural Newfoundland
Laura Dawe thought she’d never be able to afford a home. Then a little yellow house in picturesque Pouch Cove caught her eye.
Bay du Nord: The $16-billion oil project that could make or break Newfoundland
The province’s next offshore oil megaproject is either a salvation, a betrayal or the future of Canadian oil. It might be all three.
Masks, mops and “ugly sticks”—a look at Newfoundland’s tradition of mummering
Photographer Adam Coish grew up mummering in Labrador City. For most Canadians, his shots offer a window into another world.
The most Irish island in the world is in Canada
A Newfoundland community dubbed ‘Canada’s Emerald Isle’ is struggling to save its identity
1-800 Call Kate: Is there a real person behind that Newfoundland tourism ad?
Lindsay Jones: I went looking for one of the people those gorgeous Newfoundland tourism ads invite you to call. She has an elusive quality.
The sour taste of a soda tax in Newfoundland and Labrador
How do you cut back on your pop intake when you can’t drink the tap water?
The 10,000-year-old ice that floats past St. John’s, N.L.
A photographer snapped this photo, titled Iceberg Alley, which features a lighthouse, an iceberg and an old military battery in Fort Amherst
These two Newfoundland towns finally have cell service after taking matters into their own hands
Like many rural locales across the country, the two communities hadn’t been a priority for big telecommunications companies. So residents fundraised to get a cell tower built.
The blizzard that buried St. John’s: photos and videos
A state of emergency was declared in St. John’s and other parts of Newfoundland as a huge storm buried houses and cars in snowdrifts
Give us more politicians like John Crosbie, please
Stephen Maher: He was unafraid to say things, to mix it up, to tell people to kiss his arse if called for. Politicians today could learn from him.
A disastrous tsunami’s lethal legacy in Newfoundland
Linden MacIntyre tells the story of a place in Newfoundland where a deadly tsunami was only the beginning of the misery suffered by hundreds of residents
Why is Newfoundland and Labrador still celebrating Discovery Day?
A holiday celebrating John Cabot’s arrival in North America may not be long for this new world