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Premier John Hogan says there are no new evacuation orders or alerts today. The provincial government has imposed a ban on the use of all off road vehicles in forested areas in high fire index areas -...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is doubling down on its messaging that people need to quit stopping on the side of the highway to take pictures and videos of the emergency response near Paddy's Po...

The union representing some 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants has signaled its intent to strike as of this weekend. Air Canada says negotiations with CUPE have hit an impasse, prompting the 72 hour ...

On top of the wildfire situation, fire crews had a busy night putting out three brush fires in downtown St. John's last night. St. John's Regional Fire Department had to contend with three brush fires...

More Canada Summer Games events have been moved or postponed due to the wildfire situation and poor air quality in parts of the metro region. All baseball games scheduled for the Team Gushue Complex i...

It'll be another hot and breezy day on the Avalon as crews gear up for another day battling out of control wildfires. Environment Canada meteorologist Mike Vandenburgh says the high today will be arou...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is ready to provide any additional help needed to fight the wildfires burning in Newfoundland and Labrador. In a post to social media, Carney say...

Some procedures scheduled for today at the Health Sciences, Janeway and St. Clare's Hospital have been postponed due to staffing levels. NL Health Services says all elective and day surgeries schedule...

The latest information as of 9:30 a.m. The entire province continues to hold its collective breath ahead of another government update on the province's wildfire situation. Premier John Hogan will prov...

The wildfire in Spaniard's Bay is still "sparking up" according to the town, which notes that additional resources have been brought in as a result. Earlier this evening crews reported that the fire h...