In September, the unemployment rate increased to 9.1 percent, an increase of 0.5 percent. Nationally, the rate was 6.5 percent, a 0.1 percent increase from August. The employment decline was concentrated among youth aged 15 to 24 as well as women aged 25 to 54. There were fewer people working in educational services, health care and social assistance, as well as manufacturing.

The St. John's Regional Fire Department is responding to a large petroleum spill at the intersection of Ruth Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue in Mount Pearl. The call came in at 8:13 a.m. this morning.

The port of Corner Brook will see two more cruise ship visits this season. The MS Vista will visit the West Coast city on Tuesday, October 13 and Friday, October 23. Operated by Oceania Cruises, the ship carries 1,218 passengers and 800 crew. On Sunday, St. John's saw its last cruise ship of the season.

Landwash Brewing and the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) are pulling Smiling Land 12-packs with the date code 2026/05/02 after reports of cans popping. In a statement, the brewery says it received reports of a small number of cans popping and decided to withdraw the affected batch as a precaution. The brewery says the issue does not affect all Smiling Land cans. Only 12-packs bearing the specified date code are included in the recall.