Terry Roberts

Reporter

Terry Roberts is a reporter with CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John’s. He previously worked for the Telegram, the Compass and the Northern Pen newspapers during a career that began in 1991. He can be reached by email at Terry.Roberts@cbc.ca.

Latest from Terry Roberts

N.L.'s wind-hydrogen hype is on fumes, but this Placentia Bay project is forging ahead

All the hype over hydrogen in Newfoundland and Labrador has subsided, but the company that operates the oil storage terminal in Come By Chance is forging ahead with a unique approach to delivering clean energy to Europe.

Portugal Cove South Catholics hire lawyer in bid to fight sale of church

A group of resistant Catholics in the tiny southern Avalon Peninsula community of Portugal Cove South have hired a lawyer and plan to take their fight into the courts in a bid a prevent their church from being sold.

MHAs align with their preferred candidate as N.L. Liberal leadership contest enters home stretch

Most Liberal MHAs have now declared their support for either John Abbott or John Hogan as the N.L. Liberal leadership contest enters the home stretch.

Abuse claims against N.L. archdiocese swells to $121M following successful appeal by victims

The total value of abuse claims against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's has swelled to $121 million after a successful appeal by 59 victims.

Bankrupt Glovertown crab plant has new ownership, and town officials are hopeful

A crab plant in Glovertown that ran into financial trouble is under new ownership. There are plans to operate the plant this season if the province approves a processing licence.

Insolvent archdiocese seeking court order to gain access to Portugal Cove South church

The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's is turning to the courts for help in a bid to gain access to — and sell — a small, rural church on the southern Avalon Peninsula.

Nomination contenders 'appalled' as Steve Kent is tapped as Avalon Conservative candidate

A decision by the Conservative Party of Canada to appoint former MHA and municipal administrator Steve Kent as the party's candidate in the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Avalon has two nomination contenders crying foul.

With a federal election looming, N.L.'s political landscape is in for a serious shakeup

With five Liberal MPs deciding not to seek re-election, the political landscape in Newfoundland and Labrador is guaranteed to undergo a serious shakeup, regardless of how voters lean in the upcoming federal election.

John Abbott, with 5 MHAs at his side, proves he's not alone in his bid for Liberal leadership

John Abbott may not have the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party machinery in his corner as he contends for the leadership, but the St. John's East-Quidi Vidi MHA proved this week that his competitor, John Hogan, is not the only one with high-profile support.

John Hogan enters Liberal leadership with splashy launch, bolstered by party stalwarts

Hogan's entrance was in stark contrast to John Abbott's understated announcement on Tuesday.