Fortis: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
February 10, 2023 GMTST. JOHN`S, Newfoundland (AP) — ST. JOHN`S, Newfoundland (AP) — Fortis Inc. (FTS) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $272.6 million.
The St. john`S, Newfoundland-based company said it had profit of 57 cents per share.
Canadian navy vessel headed to areas hit hardest by Fiona
September 26, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Canada’s defense minister said Monday that 100 soldiers have been deployed to each of three Atlantic provinces hit by former Hurricane Fiona and a navy vessel will visit the most devastated area of Newfoundland, where 76 homes were destroyed or structurally damaged.
Canada struggles to restore power after storm; body found
September 25, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remained without power Sunday and officials said they found the body of a woman swept into the sea after former Hurricane Fiona washed away houses, stripped off roofs and blocked roads across the country’s Atlantic provinces.
Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada
September 25, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall before dawn Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone.
Fiona bears down on northeast Canada as big, powerful storm
September 24, 2022 GMTCAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona transformed into a post-tropical cyclone late Friday, but meteorologists warned it could still bring hurricane-strength wind, heavy rain and big waves to the Atlantic Canada region and had the potential to be one of the most severe storms in the country’s history.
Canada, Germany aim to start hydrogen shipments in 2025
August 24, 2022 GMTSTEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland (AP) — The leaders of Germany and Canada said Tuesday a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years.
Fortis: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
July 28, 2022 GMTST. JOHN`S, Newfoundland (AP) _ Fortis Inc. (FTS) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $222.5 million.
The St. john`S, Newfoundland-based company said it had net income of 46 cents per share.
Canada prime minister critical of Iran match in Vancouver
May 17, 2022 GMTST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says next month's soccer exhibition between his nation and Iran is ill-advised.
Preparing for its first World Cup since 1986, Canada hosts Iran on June 5 at B.C.
Prince Charles in Newfoundland to start Canadian tour
May 17, 2022 GMTST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Prince Charles and Camilla, the duchess of Cornwall, arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Friday, to begin a three-day Canadian tour to mark the 70th anniversary of his mother’s ascent to the throne.
Fortis: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
May 4, 2022 GMTST. JOHN`S, Newfoundland (AP) _ Fortis Inc. (FTS) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $289 million.
On a per-share basis, the St. john`S, Newfoundland-based company said it had net income of 58 cents.
Canadian military copter crashes, injuring 2 crew members
March 11, 2022 GMTGANDER, Newfoundland (AP) — A Canadian military search and rescue helicopter crashed at an airbase in Newfoundland during a training exercise, injuring two of the six crew members, officials said Thursday.
Search ends for survivors from sunken Spanish fishing vessel
February 17, 2022 GMTMADRID (AP) — Canadian rescuers called off the search for 12 missing crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax, Canada, announced late Wednesday it was suspending the “exhaustive search” by aircraft and vessels that retrieved nine bodies from the water and rescued three survivors found in a lifeboat.
9 bodies found, 12 missing in fishing disaster off Canada
February 16, 2022 GMTBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Canadian rescuers recovered more bodies from a Spanish fishing ship that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland, raising the confirmed death toll to nine, but the search for 12 missing sailors was called off Wednesday afternoon.
Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada; 7 dead, 14 missing
February 15, 2022 GMTMADRID (AP) — A Spanish fishing boat sank early Tuesday in rough seas off Newfoundland in eastern Canada, killing at least seven people, an official in Spain said. Three crew members were saved from a lifeboat, and a maritime search was launched for the 14 other crew members still missing in heavy seas.
6 provinces in Canada report new daily highs for coronavirus
December 30, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Coronavirus infections set new one-day highs in six Canadian provinces Wednesday, prompting several provinces to impose more restrictions in hopes of containing the spread of the omicron variant.
ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers suspended from home arena
October 27, 2021 GMTST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — The ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers have been suspended from playing home games at Mile One Centre pending a third-party investigation into allegations of “disrespectful workplace conduct.”
Hurricane Larry wipes out power, trees in Newfoundland
September 11, 2021 GMTST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — People in the Canadian Atlantic coast province of Newfoundland woke up Saturday to streets littered with branches and debris, torn and tossed around by the ferocious winds of Hurricane Larry.
Canada upsets US in Rugby World Cup qualifier
September 4, 2021 GMTST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Canada ended a 12-match winless streak against the United States by winning the first leg of their Rugby World Cup qualifying series 34-21 on Saturday.
The Canadians rallied from a 14-10 halftime deficit with three successive converted tries to lead 34-14 only to concede a late third try to the Americans.
Glenn Adams, retired AP correspondent in Maine, dies at 70
January 2, 2021 GMTGlenn Adams, a reporter who chronicled Maine government, politics and breaking news for The Associated Press for over three decades, has died. He was 70.
Adams, of Augusta, died Friday of complications after heart surgery at Maine Medical Center, his family said.
Newfoundland asks for military help after record blizzard
January 18, 2020 GMTST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Newfoundland's premier asked for the Canadian military's help Saturday as residents of the province's capital struggled to tunnel out from homes buried by the heaviest snowfall ever recorded in St...
The Latest: Widespread blackouts as Dorian continues march
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‘Come From Away,’ ‘Company’ lead race for UK Olivier Awards
March 5, 2019 GMTLONDON (AP) — Musicals "Come From Away" and "Company" lead the race for Britain's Olivier theater awards with nine nominations apiece.
"Come From Away," about a Newfoundland town that sheltered stranded air travelers on 9/11, is up for best new musical, while a gender-switched production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" is nominated for best musical revival.
Supply shortages plague Canada’s new cannabis marketplace
November 1, 2018 GMTTORONTO (AP) — The name of the store is High North, but it might as well be named High and Dry because for all but about four hours of the first two weeks since marijuana was legalized in Canada, there was no pot to sell...
Canada to pardon pot possession as it legalizes marijuana
October 17, 2018 GMTTORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government is ready to pardon those with a pot possession record of 30 grams or less after Canada becomes the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace Wednesday...
Canada is ready to open the door wide to legal marijuana
October 16, 2018 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Tom Clarke has been dealing marijuana illegally in Canada for 30 years. He wrote in his high school yearbook that his dream was to open a cafe in Amsterdam, the Dutch city where people have legally smoked weed in coffee shops since the 1970s...
Ohio teacher sets record with solo row across North Atlantic
August 6, 2018 GMTOhio teacher sets record with solo row across North Atlantic
CINCINNATI, Ohio — A biology teacher at a school district in Cincinnati arrived on England's southwest coast on Saturday, safely completing a solo row across the North Atlantic Ocean and possibly setting a record as well.
Getting more ‘wolflike’ is the key to the future for coyotes
November 17, 2017 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The future of the coyotes that roam forests, cities and suburbs from Newfoundland to Virginia could hinge on the animals becoming the "wolves" of the East Coast...
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Unusually large swarm of icebergs drifts into shipping lanes
April 5, 2017 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes over the past week in an unusually large swarm for this early in the season, forcing vessels to slow to a crawl or take detours of hundreds of miles...