Hydro employees slowly start return to Churchill Falls as fire’s threat diminishes

This webcam photo shows what conditions look like at the Churchill Falls airport on Friday morning. (Nav Canada) As rainy and humid weather take a favourable turn in fighting raging forest fires threatening Churchill Falls, a Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro crew has been able to return to the plant. “We are turning our attention to planning…

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CBC Sports broadcaster Scott Russell to retire from hosting duties after Paris Paralympics

Award-winning sports broadcaster Scott Russell will unite television audiences across Canada during the Paris Olympics next month before signing off for the final time as a host at the end of the summer “with a lifetime of memories” after nearly 40 years with the CBC. Russell will step down following the Paralympics, which run Aug….

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Increase to northern cod allocation ‘slap in the face’ to harvesters, FFAW president says

FFAW leader Greg Pretty blasted the federal government’s announcement that touted the end of the cod moratorium in Newfoundland and Labrador, saying it opens the door to private companies taking fish from inshore harvesters. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada) Fisheries union president Greg Pretty is not holding back his thoughts on how the federal government is handling the commercial…

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Canada’s Bridget Carleton helps lead Lynx to Commissioner’s Cup title in win over Liberty

Canada’s Bridget Carleton scored 23 points and Napheesa Collier added 21 to help the Minnesota Lynx win their first Commissioner’s Cup championship with a 94-89 victory over the host New York Liberty on Tuesday night. “Means a lot. Testament to where we are at this season,” Collier said. “This is the best group. Our personalities…

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End of cod moratorium touted after 32 years as Ottawa approves small increase in commercial catch

The federal government has announced a return to the commercial northern cod fishery this year. DFO has managed a limited fishery under strict conditions in recent years. (Brett Favaro, Marine Institute) Thirty-two years after the federal government announced a moratorium that shut down Newfoundland and Labrador’s cod industry, Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier said Wednesday that it is reopening.  But…

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