The jury in the Dean Penney murder trial started today around 8:30 a.m. and worked until 7 p.m., without reaching a verdict. The jurors have been sequestered since Wednesday evening, and have spent three full days deliberating. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Love the vibrant colours in Newfoundland! And a couple of locals near Bonavista. #newfoundland #travel #photography #canada

Lots of Cladonia #lichen on a hike through high, barren hills yesterday at #Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends

A U.S. man who investigators found likely started a wildfire in a sensitive ecological reserve in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region in 2018 has lost an appeal of a $2.35-million fine. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

An Edmonton judge has found a dog owner guilty of criminal negligence causing death after a dog attack two years ago killed an 11-year-old boy. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Corner Brook newsprint mill will maintain its current workforce — but just one paper machine will be in operation. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

=== FIRE ALERT === STEPHENVILLE CROSSING, SEAL COVE ROAD 2ND HOUSE AFTER FIRST TURN OFF @bernicecb.bsky.social @nlwx.bsky.social #NLTRAFFIC AVOID the area

The jury in Dean Penney's first-degree murder trial made a brief return to the courtroom on Friday, requesting unedited copies of Penney's two interviews with an undercover police officer posing as a crime boss. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Alberta government will add a question to a fall referendum, asking Albertans whether the province should stay in Canada — or kickstart the legal process for a binding separatism vote. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Mr. Campbell’s desire to buy drugs was more important to him than a precious life. This is testimony to the evil of drugs and the wreckage they cause in our society,” said Justice Thomas Johnson in sentencing Justin Campbell. Campbell murdered his grandmother in 2023. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Remember Snuffleupagus? Researchers have named a new species of ghost pipefish in honor of the beloved Sesame Street character. The S. snuffleupagus makes its home along coral reefs, and disguises itself as red algae. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will. n.pr/4dEzqqW

"Don’t let the words 'below average' change the way you prepare." Global ocean temperatures, including in the mid-Atlantic Ocean where hurricane formation begins, are some of the warmest on record due to climate change. And warm waters are the fuel for hurricane formation. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he will campaign across Alberta encouraging the people in his home province to stay in Canada if there's a referendum on separation this fall. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Air France said the plane diverted to Montreal at the request of U.S. authorities after a Congolese national on board was denied entry into the United States. #Ebola www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...

“Remember what AI is, ... it’s big datasets ... So datasets by their very nature are backward-looking. Creativity by its very nature is forward-looking.” - CEO of the company behind Grand Theft Auto, who is NOT an AI skeptic. officechai.com/ai/ai-cant-y...

Will you be staying up to watch the Habs and Hurricanes play tonight? #NHL www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Today the Amelia Earhart statue is back in her spot in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland after being stolen and cut up. The very talented bronze sculptor Morgan MacDonarld was tasked with restoring her. Photographed in his foundry in Logy Bay, Newfoundland on Christmas Eve 2025.

Jury deliberations are set to begin in the murder trial for a St. Anthony, N.L. man accused of killing his estranged wife. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The murder trial for a St. Anthony, N.L., man accused of killing his estranged wife finished closing arguments today. Justice Vikas Khaladkar is now delivering his charge to the jury. #Newfoundland www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Official StatsCan figures show a roughly 25% drop in Canadian residents returning from the U.S. last year. But cellphone data compiled by researchers at the University of Toronto's School of Cities found that the year-over-year drop in cross-border trips was closer to 42%. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

This is going to come across as pretentious and unhelpful, but I really recommend reading books. Reading a book is the only thing I do where I feel like I'm nourishing my attention span, rather than sanding it down. The trick is to just read whatever you enjoy — not what you feel like you should.

NL Premier Tony Wakeham said he wants Churchill Falls talks to resume as soon as possible, and said he believes the premier of Quebec would be open to renegotiations. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

As someone who liked the old Google, and who has been using it since it first started up in 1998, I really don’t like this change. I typically use DuckDuckGo now anyway. www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/t...

A judge in California described the Kars 4 Kids jingle as "memorable but deceptive." CBC will no longer carry the ads. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The head of the W.H.O. said on Tues. that he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed” of the Ebola outbreak spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, as the suspected death toll in Congo climbed to over 130 people. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/w...

U.S. Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby announced Monday the Pentagon is "pausing" participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, an advisory body on North American continental defence that was established in 1940. #uspoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The annual Trails Tales Tunes Festival is held each year in Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador. This is the festival’s 20th year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Interesting story here about an over abundance of visitors at some Canadian national parks. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ‌Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that one American has tested positive for Ebola as part of their work ⁠in Congo, where there is an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus, but advised that the immediate risk in the U.S. was low. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Two teenage gunmen opened fire at a California mosque on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves a few blocks away, police said. www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

CBC Radio’s Newfoundland Morning will be live from the CatStop Waterfront Pub tomorrow morning, Friday May 15th, 6 to 9 AM, for the 20th Trails Tales Tunes Festival. We will have live music from Angus Stewart. Listen in: www.cbc.ca/newfoundlandmorning

Filling out the census is mandatory, so refusing to do it can result in a fine of up to $500 for breaching the Statistics Act. However, StatsCan says May 12 is a reference date more than a deadline for Canadians to turn in their completed forms. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadian friends, what do you feel is at the root of the assertion by some that they won’t complete their census questionnaire? I don’t recall hearing this sentiment in the past.

Thanks today and every day to all the moms of trans youth out there fighting like hell for their kids. When the stakes feel like they're rising by the hour and everyone tells you you're wrong no matter what you do, thanks to those who stand between their kids and a world that doesn't deserve them.

MVA at the intersection of Hanson Highway and Queen Street, avoid the area @bernicecb.bsky.social @nlwx.bsky.social #nltraffic #stephenville

Google confused famed fiddler with Newfoundland sex criminal. Lawyer says case could have big impact on defamation liability of AI products nationalpost.com/news/ashley-...

A great turnout today in Clarenville to celebrate the Caribous bringing home the Allan Cup! It was a proud moment for the town and an amazing achievement for the team! #AllanCup #Newfoundland #Hockey #AllanCupHockey

Little road trip today... This is New Perlican #Newfoundland #photography #canada #explorenl

A decline in foot traffic and increased competition from cheap fast fashion and online retailers has put pressure on the once-profitable jean store Warehouse One. It was founded in Winnipeg in 1977. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This story is from April 2025: All of the full-time employees in the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program are now off the job, multiple officials tell CBS News, gutting the agency's ability to investigate outbreaks and conduct health inspections on cruise ships. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

The jury in Dean Penney's first-degree murder trial finally heard from the person whose name has been raised by the defence as an "alternate suspect”. Derick Hillier died in 2020, but the jury heard a recording of an interview he gave in Dec. 2016. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Not satisfied with trying to suppress speech at home, the Trump administration is now targeting dissenters abroad," said a statement from ACLU attorney Michael Perloff. The Canadian complainant John Doe was NOT seeking entry to the U.S. and has not done so since 2015. www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...

Two federal sources say an announcement from the Carney govt is planned for later this week that could shift the regulatory framework for all natural resource and federally regulated major projects, with a big focus on energy and natural resources. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"We have to tighten up how government deals with AI and the use of AI, most definitely,” said N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Scientists have been quick to stress that hantavirus is not a major global threat. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

WHO officials said that there may be some human-to-human transmission of hantavirus happening between close contacts on board the ship. 3 people have died in the outbreak. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I missed this encouraging news last week. 23 right whale calves were born during the calving season from November to April off the southeastern U.S. — the highest number recorded since 2009. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

From Sunday evening. #nlwx