Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the seventh-largest in land area, with 358,170 km 2 (138,290 sq mi). Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 cities, 270 towns, and 5 Inuit community governments, which cover only 2.3% of the province's …

St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland.. The city spans 446.04 km 2 (172.22 sq mi) and is the easternmost city in North America (excluding Greenland).. Its name has been attributed to the belief that John Cabot sailed into …

Nigger, a black Labrador, the mascot of The Dambusters. Pio (Newfoundland) (a.k.a. "Buddy") is the mascot for Lewis & Clark College's Pioneers, in Portland, Oregon. The choice of a Newfoundland is because this was the breed of Seaman, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the first Europeans to cross Oregon.

Bonavista (2021 population: 3,190) is a town on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove, and thus had room to expand to its current area of 31.5 km 2 (12.2 sq mi). Bonavista is located approximately 300km …

Stephenville (Canada 2021 Census population 6540) is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.. The town functions as a local service centre for the southwestern part of the island, serving a direct population of 35,000 people from surrounding areas and over 100,000 people along the entire southwestern coast of the island.

The list of regions of Canada is a summary of geographical areas on a hierarchy that ranges from national (groups of provinces and territories) at the top to local regions and sub-regions of provinces at the bottom. Administrative regions that rank below a province and above a municipality are also included if they have a comprehensive range of functions compared to the …

The flag of Newfoundland and Labrador was introduced in 1980 and was designed by Newfoundland artist Christopher Pratt.The flag design was approved by the House of Assembly of the province of Newfoundland, Canada, on May 28, 1980.It was flown for the first time on Discovery Day, June 24, 1980.The name of the province was changed to Newfoundland and …

This is a list of notable wide-scale power outages. ... 1,000 people affected for 1,000 hours (42 days) or more would be included; fewer than 1,000 people would not be, regardless of duration. ... On December 2, a winter storm damaged transmission systems, resulting in a blackout over much of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador affecting close to ...

The town was described by the then-Prince as "a more decent settlement than any we have yet seen in Newfoundland" and was reported as having a population between 1,500 and 2,000 people. Considering that the population of Newfoundland was reported as 8,000 11 years earlier, in 1775, Placentia's relative size and importance becomes apparent.

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. John's.Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the King of Canada in Right of Newfoundland and …