On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States was attacked in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and changed the course of modern history. Nineteen al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger planes. Two were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, while a third struck the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The fourth aircraft, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pa., after passengers and crew a

The provincial government is extending temporary housing assistance for Conception Bay North residents who lost their uninsured primary homes in the 2025 wildfires. The Temporary Housing Assistance Program will now continue until March 31, 2027, providing financial support for eligible households as they work toward finding permanent housing solutions. The province has also directed the Canadian Red Cross to focus its $3.1-million share of the Appeal Fund on longer-term housi

The provincial government has announced its proposed structure for a four-day special sitting of the House of Assembly to debate the new Churchill Falls and Gull Island agreement. The special sitting will take place from September 14 to 17, with debate on the proposed resolution and the Government of Canada's commitments under the agreement serving as the sole business before the House. The government says the format will give MHAs an opportunity to question those directly in

Eight individuals have been invested into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. In an investiture ceremony at Government House on Tuesday, eight people were named to the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. This will be the 19th investiture ceremony since the first appointments were made in 2004, bringing the total number of recipients to 167. This year’s recipients and the categories in which they are being honoured are: Ann Bell – Public Service Garrett F. Browne – History

The story behind Come From Away began on one of the darkest days in modern history, when a small Newfoundland town suddenly became a refuge for thousands of air travellers stranded by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. When the United States closed its airspace that morning, Canada became a destination for international flights that could no longer continue to their original destinations. Gander International Airport was among the Canadian airports called upon to receive