More than two centuries of organized Catholic presence in the Town of Burin ended Sunday as a final mass was held at St. Patrick's church.

While a Catholic archdiocese in Newfoundland and Labrador continues to sell off its properties, lawyers are squabbling over how millions in proceeds from those sales should be paid out to abuse victims.

A former principal and Olympic weightlifter is lamenting the demise of a mural that adorned the walls of a Burin school gym for more than 25 years.

Youth softballin Burin is alive and well aftera group of dedicated residents past and present built a new mini-diamond where kids under 11 can take their swings.

Uncertainty about the fate of cemeteries in the Archdiocese of St. John's has been put to rest following an agreement in principle that excludes the sacred properties from an ongoing liquidation process.

A cemetery restoration committee in Burin is seeking legal advice after $200,000 was seized from its accounts to help fund the insolvency process for the Archdiocese of St. John's.

Residentsof the Burin Peninsula are nervous about upcoming recommendations from the provincial health advisory team, concerned that any changes could decimatehealth-care services in the area, says a mayor from the region.

Environment Canada issued a hurricane watch alert Thursday morning for the St. John's area and the southeastern Avalon Peninsula, saying Hurricane Larryhas the potential to bring fierce conditions to parts of the island Friday night.

Some of the province's top health-care officials are leading by example, opting to get asymptomatic COVID-19 testing that has started up in multiple locations, while encouraging others on the Avalon Peninsula to do the same.

There are twonew cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador on Saturday, both are in the Eastern Health region and are contacts of previously known cases.

Cannabis producers in Newfoundland and Labrador say they're looking forward to the year ahead, despite the challenges of 2020, and they don't expect the recent pullout of Canopy Growth to affect the provincial market.

The co-owner of Rene's Auto Body in Salt Pond says an entire year's worth of scrap cars went up in flames in the massive blaze Thursday.

Oceanic Releaf will convert a former fish plant in Burin to a 60,000-square-foot cannabis facility. The deal includes zero upfront cost to the province's taxpayers.

A weeklong search for a 23-year-old man on the Burin Peninsula ended without incident Thursday morning, despite alleged threats to shoot police officers and a diversion tactic.

Derek Newhook, a former school district manager who was convicted of fraud and breach of trust, has lost his appeal.

Eastern Health has set up one COVID-19 unit in the Health Sciences Centre in St. Johns and is preparing to set up a second.

The vicious storms of February with gale-force winds and mountainous waves are a constant reminder to Grand Bank of the price its people have paid to earn a living from the sea.

CBC Newfoundland and Labrador meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler says a significant snowfall is expectedovernight Sunday, with high winds starting early Monday.

Carolann Riggs and Patrick Dennis have stayed in contact for years after Dennis found a message in a bottle from Riggs's daughter and are spending this Christmas together in Newfoundland

When their close friend Tom Hollett died suddenly, Paddy Kavanaugh and Mike Brennan decided to keep his big dreams going by opening a roadhouse bar and grill.

With legal pot a growing industry in the country, and edibles about to become available in the fall, lots of prospective businesspeople are trying to get a piece of the action.

Meanwhile, the incumbent Liberal candidate Carol Anne Haley is confident in getting re-elected as she touts district accomplishments.