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Central Labrador snowfall breaks one record, nearly smashes a second
November 25, 2020 The Canadian PressHAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – A two-day snowstorm that began Monday has buried central Labrador under a record-setting blanket of snow. Environment Canada meteorologist David Neil said today the 75 centimetres of snow covering Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the second-largest…
‘Nasty day’ in Labrador as blizzard dumps 63 cm of snow – and counting
November 24, 2020 The Canadian PressHAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – People in parts of Labrador are facing a few tough shifts of snow shovelling. As a blizzard rips across much of Labrador today, Environment Canada meteorologist David Neil says Happy Valley-Goose Bay was leading the…
Fatal commercial float plane crash in Labrador lake
July 16, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A search is underway for four people missing after a float plane crashed into a Labrador lake on Monday, killing three of the occupants. Jean Tremblay, president of the small Quebec airline that owns the plane,…
TSB recommendation stemming from 1998 airplane crash ‘still active’
July 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA 17-year-old years recommendation to improve the quality of decision-making on the part of Canadian pilots has not been advanced far enough to reduce aviation risk, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada recently suggested. On May 18, 1998, a single-engine…
Ottawa sends military aid to help displaced residents of flooded N.L. town
May 24, 2017 The Canadian PressHAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – Ottawa is sending military assistance to help the displaced residents of a flood-ravaged town in central Labrador. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the federal government is stepping in to respond to the severe flooding…
Residents airlifted out as rising Churchill River threatens Labrador town
May 17, 2017 The Canadian PressHAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – Police in Labrador say residents of a small community surrounded by water are being evacuated as an ice jam causes a river to swell and flood the area. RCMP Cpl. Rick Mills says the air…
Storm knocks out power, closes schools in parts of Atlantic Canada
January 26, 2017 The Canadian PressFREDERICTON – More than 80,000 customers were still without power in many parts of New Brunswick early Thursday after a blustery mix of freezing rain, ice pellets and strong winds moved through the Maritimes. NB Power said at the height…