“We now find ourselves in a modern McCarthy era, facing exactly the type of heavy-handed government censorship our Constitution rightfully forbids," said Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. #uspoli www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK's recognition of a Palestinian state, in what represents a significant change in government policy. www.bbc.com/news/article...

My statement formally recognising the State of Palestine.

Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.   My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

“When a president persecutes the press or when an assassin’s bullet brutally silences a debate, they are violating the rights of the speaker, and they are violating the rights … of every other person who may want to hear the speech.” Gift article. #uspoli www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Two acclaimed mayors in Newfoundland and Labrador are voicing concerns over what they're calling increased hostility toward council members. #nlpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canadian novelist Stephen Marche, host of Gloves Off podcast, told CBC that U.S. ambassador Hoekstra "is the person you send to a country to alienate it. He is a person who obviously has no interest in maintaining really decent U.S.-Canadian relations." #cdnpoli #uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 U.S. annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers. #uspoli www.bbc.com/news/article...

#ACTleads 🧵 I am a volunteer advocate with @cancersociety.bsky.social’s ACT lead program This program aims to have local teams of people with an interest in advocacy at government levels (municipal, provincial, federal) to improve lives of people affected by cancer in their community❤️ 1/

Officials with the N.L. provincial department of wildlife say a "fresh moose paunch" — the remains of the abdomen of the animal — was found just 3 metres into the woods off the side of the Trans Canada near the Grand Falls-Windsor golf course. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Liberal Leader John Hogan committed to working with the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador to establish title standards to expedite approvals and titles for land already deemed legitimate by lawyers. #nlpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

More legal action has been taken against the owner of the airport in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. #nlpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

From a CBC article in July about crime in NL: "I think what's really important to understand about crime is that it's just a representation of our communities and our overall health and well-being, how we're doing as a society," said criminologist Adrienne Peters. #nlpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ipsos poll for Global News found that approval of the Liberal government under Mark Carney sits at 58%, which is 10 points higher than the government’s approval rating in April, prior to Carney’s election. #cdnpoli www.ipsos.com/en-ca/six-te...

I so love the tundra in northern Newfoundland! #newfoundland #tundra

From Boomstick Brewing of Corner Brook Newfoundland, a Wild Bologna IPA. It's a tasty IPA but no hint of bologna #craftbeer #nlcraftbeer #bskybeer

The education plan of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, cited 15 non-existent sources. #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchIntegrity #Canada #Newfoundland #Education #WCRI2026 #WCRI www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/09/15/e...

Hughes Brook, in western Newfoundland, is shutting off its water supply at 9 p.m. NT Monday night over concerns about the community's water levels. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

News outlets were cautious with graphic video of Kirk shooting but millions already had it at their fingertips. www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...

Delivering her decisive vote, Justice Rocha denounced what she called an attempt to “sow the malignant seed of anti-democracy” in Brazil – but celebrated how the country’s institutions had survived and were fighting back. #democracy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Research by Karl Jobst's lab at Memorial U. shows toxic forever chemicals are contaminating The Gully and drinking water in several homes nearby in Torbay, N.L. The neighbourhood is 3½ kilometres downstream from a decommissioned firefighting training area. #nlpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/pfas-to...

Some observations ⬇️ from someone who's been driving on the Northern Peninsula: #nltraffic

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to unveil a list of five "nation-building" projects this morning. The list was printed in a draft news release shared with CBC News. The document was verified by a source speaking on the condition of confidentiality. #cdnpoli #nlpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

NL Hydro will continue to purchase excess energy from Deer Lake Power, while the mill continues work to identify new revenue sources. #nlpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A school bus driver in Corner Brook, N.L. is in custody after the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary pulled him over during an impaired driving investigation along the morning school pick-up route on Wednesday. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Anyone care to guestimate how many birds are in this photo?? Elliston, August 2025 #birds #wildlife #newfoundland #photography

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they've finally figured out whose remains were found near a trail in Algonquin Park decades ago by using DNA to track down family members. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Global Affairs Canada says two Canadians are missing after the crash of a Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...

We haven't had a poll out of Newfoundland and Labrador in nearly a years. But can we read through the tea leaves to get a sense of what to expect in the province's upcoming election? www.thewrit.ca/p/weekly-wri...

Today's Newfoundland and Labrador art share: "Greenspond Lighthouse" (2016) 17 X 8" acrylic painting by Reilly Fitzgerald. #reillyfitzgerald #CanadianArt #newfoundland

A family from Grande Prairie, Alberta has been awarded damages in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over medical care of their infant daughter, who became a quadruple amputee after a bacterial infection was treated too late. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

We spent 5 weeks camping in NL in 2022, and it still wasn’t enough. Love that province😍

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, but suggested it's unlikely American tariffs, which are still causing economic pain for major Canadian sectors, will be lifted in the immediate future.  #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Sadly, it seems to me to be like having to reinvent the wheel. California, Oregon and Washington announced plans on Wednesday to form a “health alliance” that would coordinate vaccine recommendations for the three states. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

A beautiful morning in #stephenville at 0630hrs @nlwx.bsky.social @bernicecb.bsky.social @eddiesheerr.bsky.social #nlwx #nltraffic

The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan passed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesperson, said on social media platform X. www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...

Opinion: When you post a poem or photo created by AI, know that there was no one who reflected on what words to use and how they would affect you, and no one who viewed a scene and decided how to frame what was captured by a lens. You are saying you don’t value the work of actual human creators.

There’s evidence of “maple-washing” with mislabeled grocery products. Loblaw and Sobey’s have told CBC News they strive for accurate country-of-origin signage. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene died Monday in Stratford, Ont., at the age of 73, his manager has confirmed to CBC News. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

I don’t use AI because I’m infuriated for the artists and writers and philosophers who’ve had their intellectual property stolen. I also hate boring and impersonal shit. If someone can’t be bothered to write something, why should I be bothered to read it?

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs, but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. #uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...

From the DM's... This is allegedly the book ban list that has been compiled by the EPSB in order to comply with the ministerial order... The UCP has banned The Great Gatsby, Atlas Shrugged, A Dance WIth Dragons, It, & over a 100 more books from schools. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The Education Accord NL was released yesterday, with recommendations for sweeping changes. Have you had a chance to take a look at it yet? #nlpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This is the gem of Newfoundland. Champney's West #Newfoundland

How light changes everything. Two coastal beacons standout under the sun’s rays. Cape Spear & Quirpon Lighthouses. #Canada #Photography #ArtYear #PhotoHour #Travel #Lighthouse #Islands #Newfoundland #Light

The NordSpace launch, scheduled for today, will be the first commercial rocket launch to take place in Canada. And it's happening in Newfoundland. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Man what a day it was up in Newfoundland I first hiked up in the tablelands and faced some pretty strong winds!

Leading Tickles, NL. The town's unique name comes from the "tickle"—a narrow channel of water—that "leads" into the area. #tourism #newfoundland #nature #travel #explorenl #scenery #aerial #explorenewfoundland #outdoors #canada #newfoundlandandlabrador #staycationnl

"What it means for the patients is that nurse practitioners who participate will no longer charge them for out of pocket, medically necessary services,” said Premier John Hogan. #nlpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

In a small town in County Cork, Ireland, a monument stands in appreciation to the American Choctaw Indian Tribe. Although impoverished, shortly after being forced to walk the Trail of Tears, the tribe somehow gathered $170 to send to Ireland for famine relief in 1847 [Historic Vids]