Caleb Cousins of Labrador City is just a few months away from graduating from high school but he says he couldn't pass up the chance to put the books away for a week and compete in the snowmobile endurance race in his own backyard.

As one of Labrador West'slargest employers remains under creditor protection, the company's CEO says he's ready to face it head on.

A summit happening in Labrador West this week is examining the region's economy which for decades has relied heavily on mining and its challenges to help lay out a roadmap for its future.

The owners of the Scully Mine in Wabush, Tacora Resources, have obtained creditor protection from the Ontario Superior Court.

Labrador City and Wabush have committed to having a permanent agreement by June, but the towns' mayors say there's still much work to be done.

The acting president of an animal shelter in Wabushsays it's building is badly in need of renovation to keep animals in need safely in the community.

Gail Hodge, co-chair of the town's Come Home Year committee, said the decision to move festivitieswas difficult but the rise in COVID-19 cases was a key factor.

The Town of Labrador City has pulled its volunteer firefighters from the Wabush airport and the area's MHA says it's Transport Canada's responsibility to reinstate fire services.

The town of Labrador City says its volunteer firefighters will no longer provide services to Wabush Airport.

There province is reporting its first day without a new case of the coronavirus since April 12.

Waiting for the train after the mine shift in Labrador City and Wabush was common for those heading to Labrador's Ashuanipi River. But the trip in the winter of 1998 marked a special one for those involved.

Leaders in Labrador West and Happy Valley-Goose Bay aren't happy with the airline's decision to chop several routes in the region, and pull out of Wabush Airport altogether.

Political leaders in the region are writing to Premier Dwight Ball and the chief medical officer of health, asking for a travel exemption between the communities.

Ron Barron and Fabian Benoit say they were caught off guard to hear the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary stopped patrolling for part of Monday evening at the border between Labrador West and Fermont, Que.

With the peak of the coronavirus pandemic expected later this year, life-saving resources in each region of the province vary.

Ron Barron says people travelling from Newfoundland to Labrador should have to self-isolate for 14 days.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says someone shot at a home in Wabush on Sunday afternoon.

The government-operated Labrador Affairs office in Wabushwas shut down over the holidays, leaving the provincial NDP with questions as to why.

Cordelia Richards has been using the video-sharing app for a few months, and has already racked up 1.6 million likes on her short and often 'foolish' videos.

Rita Pynn isn't sure if she wants her town to amalgamate with Labrador City; she just wants the opportunity to vote on the issue and to know exactly why council is against it.

Wabush town hall was at capacity Thursday night, with people demanding the town let them weigh in on combining the community with neighbouring Labrador City.

Bruce Chaulk, the province's chief electoral officer, will order a judicial recount in the next 7 days.