The Latest Breaking News from Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting a slight increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Labrador town has officially ended the use of body cameras for its municipal enforcement officer, after the province's privacy commissioner said the program lacked safeguards. 

Good afternoon from The Canadian Press Atlantic bureau. Here are the stories we produced today.  Writethrus of COVID-NS and COVID-PEI will move shortly. Questions can go to graeme.hamilton@thecanadianpress.com

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Final commissioning for the beleaguered Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project in Newfoundland and Labrador has been delayed once again.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador students in kindergarten through Grade 12 packed their book bags and headed to school Tuesday for the first time since the holiday break began in December.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Angela Day says residents of Newfoundland and Labrador deserve more information about the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes, and she worries being kept in the dark will have devastating impacts for families — including hers.

The province with the highest vaccination rate for five- to 11-year-old kids began providing the COVID-19 vaccine at schools as soon as it was approved for children, and some pediatricians say the strategy in Newfoundland and Labrador could serve as a lesson for other jurisdictions.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador students in kindergarten to Grade 12 will be heading back to class Tuesday morning, though the province's teachers association says it cannot stand by the decision.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Public health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador say 18 people are in hospital because of COVID-19, the highest number since the pandemic began.