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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A panel appointed by the Newfoundland and Labrador government says a proposed energy deal with Hydro …
Read More »Rare instance of polar bear cub being adopted near Churchill verified by scientists
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Scientists studying polar bears were greeted with a most unexpected surprise during a recent tracking expedition …
Read More »N.L. Hydro ‘taken to the cleaners’ on Churchill Falls MOU, says former CEO
A former head of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says the Crown corporation is being duped by Hydro-Québec, which he believes should pay tens of billions more for Churchill Falls power under a new memorandum of understanding unveiled in December. “They’ve taken us to the cleaners. Most Newfoundlanders are oblivious to it,” …
Read More »Selling Churchill: N.L. spending $300K in ad blitz to sell new power deal
Premier Andrew Furey announced a tentative deal with Quebec on Dec. 12. Hours later, the government began rolling out an advertising campaign with an array of different messages. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press) As soon as the new Churchill Falls hydro deal was announced in St. John’s this month, the campaign …
Read More »Andrew Furey hits the road as sales work on Churchill Falls deal begins
Premier Andrew Furey on Thursday ripped a copy of the 1969 Churchill Falls contract to illustrate a metaphor. He announced a new 50-year deal with Quebec Premier François Legault. (Mark Quinn/CBC) A beaming Premier Andrew Furey is coming off a political high and turning his attention to selling Newfoundland and …
Read More »Stolen portrait of Sir Winston Churchill one step closer to returning home
The famed scowling portrait of Sir Winston Churchill is one step closer to returning home to Ottawa, as Canadian representatives are set to receive the photo in a ceremony in Italy on Thursday at the Canadian embassy. It was in August 2022 that a staff member of the Fairmont Chateau …
Read More »As warming threatens polar bear tourism and the ground below, a Manitoba town adapts and thrives – Winnipeg
CHURCHILL, Manitoba — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape this remote town where tundra meets forest on the shore of Hudson Bay. The economic base collapsed when the military left town. Rail service and cargo ships — the lifeblood of supplies for a town not connected to the …
Read More »Arctic cruise ship docks in Churchill for first time in over a decade – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A cruise ship originating from Greenland has made a stop in Churchill — something the northern Manitoba town’s mayor says hasn’t happened in well over a decade. Michael Spence told 680 CJOB’s The Start that the arrival of the Silver Endeavour, a …
Read More »Churchill named one of “World’s Greatest Places” by TIME Magazine – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Manitoba town is being recognized by TIME Magazine as one of 2023’s “World Greatest Places”. Churchill has made the list of 50 destinations and is being touted as a “northern wonder”. American journalist Nicholas DeRenzo nominated Churchill after visiting the town …
Read More »Crowd-sourced detective work narrows window for disappearance of Winston Churchill portrait
Thanks to a sleuthing public, the Château Laurier has announced that a famed portrait of Winston Churchill appears to have been taken off the hotel’s walls this past winter, during a span of a week and a half over the holidays. After news of the theft broke on Monday, people started sending the hotel …
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