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Scientists seek to study eDNA to identify how MSX creeps up on oysters

Scientists seek to study eDNA to identify how MSX creeps up on oysters

Scientists are pursuing a new line of research to predict the times and locations of parasitic outbreaks that are wiping out oysters off the Atlantic coast.
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As hydrogen hype meets reality in Newfoundland, companies eye markets closer to home

As hydrogen hype meets reality in Newfoundland, companies eye markets closer to home

ST. JOHN'S — The global green hydrogen industry is lagging behind its own hype, but executives from six companies vying to build wind-powered hydrogen operations in Newfoundland and Labrador say it's too soon give up.
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NS Power CEO, staff grilled over breach that allowed theft of 280,000 customers' data

NS Power CEO, staff grilled over breach that allowed theft of 280,000 customers' data

HALIFAX — Nova Scotians have lost trust in the province's largest electric utility, provincial politicians said Wednesday during a heated committee meeting that raised tough questions about the recent ransomware attack on Nova Scotia Power.
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Quebec, Newfoundland energy touts Canadian independence to Trump: Hydro‑Québec CEO

Quebec, Newfoundland energy touts Canadian independence to Trump: Hydro‑Québec CEO

ST. JOHN'S — The chief executive of Hydro‑Québec says a sweeping new energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is a signal to the United States that Canada can get "big things done." Michael Sabia was in St. John's, N.L.
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Judge orders rethink of preservation plan for endangered piping plovers on East Coast

Judge orders rethink of preservation plan for endangered piping plovers on East Coast

HALIFAX — A federal judge has ordered Ottawa to rethink its strategy to preserve an endangered shorebird.
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Newfoundland voters concerned after apparent voter mistakes void hundreds of ballots

Newfoundland voters concerned after apparent voter mistakes void hundreds of ballots

ST. JOHN'S — Two voters in Newfoundland say they hope Elections Canada can learn from a dramatic judicial recount that revealed hundreds of people in their riding may have marked their ballots in the wrong spot.
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Hants County, N.S., residents rally to oppose uranium mining in the region

Hants County, N.S., residents rally to oppose uranium mining in the region

A Hants County, N.S., resident who planned a weekend meeting to discuss uranium mining in the area says residents in attendance voiced concerns about potential environmental and health harms and a lack of government consultation.
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Historic Grand Banks schooner's future being assessed at Lunenburg, N.S., shipyard

Historic Grand Banks schooner's future being assessed at Lunenburg, N.S., shipyard

HALIFAX — An assessment has been ordered to determine the options for a historic schooner that's been berthed at the site of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg, N.S. The 85-year-old Theresa E.
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N.L. man's remains have gone unclaimed for a year. These two want to bring him home

N.L. man's remains have gone unclaimed for a year. These two want to bring him home

ST. JOHN'S — Two Newfoundland bar owners are raising money to help bury a man whose name is on a newly released list of 26 people who died in the province and were left unclaimed — some for more than three years.
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Searcher says no sign of missing N.S. children as renewed search enters second day

Searcher says no sign of missing N.S. children as renewed search enters second day

LANSDOWNE STATION — The head of the search-and-rescue team looking for signs of two young children who went missing in rural Nova Scotia a month ago said searchers have not found any new evidence as of Sunday afternoon, which marked the second day in
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