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What’s Franklin have in store for Atlantic Canada?

August 29, 2023 Philip Porado

As Hurricane Franklin starts turning North, Atlantic Canada is watching and waiting to see whether it makes a direct hit, or if the storm will weaken before reaching Canada’s coast, as current maps suggest. Franklin is expected to cross the

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Prime minister approves request for military help as Newfoundland deals with flooding

November 26, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS

CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has approved a request for military assistance for southwestern Newfoundland, where road washouts from a punishing rainstorm have left the region cut off from the rest of the province. Trudeau issued

The roof of Mary Queen of Peace elementary school was torn off after Hurricane Larry crossed over Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the early morning hours, in St. John's, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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What we know so far about Canadian Hurricane Larry claims

September 12, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Kent Rowe cannot remember winds as bad as they were this past weekend in the Newfoundland and Labrador capital. “We saw gusts here in St. John’s of up to 145 kilometres an hour that lasted for about five or six

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Hurricane Larry makes landfall in eastern Newfoundland

September 11, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hurricane Larry made landfall as a Category 1 storm in eastern Newfoundland, arriving near South East Bight around midnight local time, according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami. The storm crashed inland on the western

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Centre of storm Larry could travel across Avalon Peninsula

September 8, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Large Atlantic Ocean waves will soon affect Canada’s east coast as Hurricane Larry continues to move north. UPDATE – Hurricane Larry makes landfall in eastern Newfoundland “Significant swells will begin to reach the east coast of the United States and

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How many winter storms has Newfoundland already had this season?

February 28, 2020 The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland was gripped by another winter storm Friday, its 22nd of the season. Environment Canada issued advisories and winter storm warnings across the island this morning, mostly for blowing snow especially heavy in the morning that

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Blizzard response wraps up in Newfoundland after historic storm

January 28, 2020 The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Armed Forces have wrapped up their mission in Newfoundland and Labrador after dispatching to the provincial capital more than a week ago to help with recovery from a historic blizzard. Premier Dwight Ball thanked the

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State of emergency delays adjusters’ response to ‘Snowmageddon’ in Newfoundland

January 20, 2020 by David Gambrill

Buried under a record-breaking 76 cm of snow over a 48-hour period, and with 15-20 cm more snow in the forecast Monday, it will be a while before claims adjusters will be able to assess the damage of the massive

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Newfoundland expected to see up to 70 cm of snow

January 16, 2020 The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Residents of eastern Newfoundland are bracing for a blizzard on Friday. Blizzard warnings have been issued for much of the region, where up to 70 centimetres of snow is expected to fall on the northeastern edge

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Eastern Newfoundland walloped by first big snow storm of the winter

January 6, 2020 The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – People in eastern Newfoundland reached for their shovels Monday morning as the region was walloped by the first major winter storm of the year. Environment Canada issued storm warnings and special weather statements for the St.

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How this surety bond could be examined by Supreme Court of Canada

December 9, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

When do the terms of a surety bond allow a construction project owner to withhold payments to a contractor? This question could go to the Supreme Court of Canada, which recently announced a federal crown corporation wants to appeal a

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Lost binder exposes personal information of thousands

November 8, 2019 The Canadian Press

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s health department is apologizing for a privacy breach after a binder containing the personal information of 3,300 went missing almost two years ago. The department says it learned this October that a binder