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• Man collapses at Twin Rinks
  A man collapsed on the ice Monday night while playing recreational hockey at Twin Rinks in St. John’s, and an automated external defibrillator ...
• Polar bear spotted on Northern Peninsula
  The RCMP is warning residents of yet another Newfoundland community to watch out for a polar bear. According to police the animal was ...
• Lobster price war boils over
  The Seafood Processors of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. (SPONL) is refusing to buy lobsters from harvesters — again. This is an almost exact ...
• DND cutting one St. John's civilian job
  The Department of National Defense is cutting a single civilian position in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Union of National Defense Employees ...
• Praise for the PUB
  A former chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB) is praising that organization’s report — or the lack thereof — on the ...
• Murder trial date set
  A man accused of shooting his former girlfriend last year has had a date set for his trial. Trevor Pardy is accused of killing Triffie ...
• Betting on ghosts
  It’s a bustling Thursday lunch hour at this Tim Hortons in St. John’s and dozens of people are cramming themselves into the small lineup area for ...
• Aloysius’ wishes
  “Well I think ...” or “What about …” or “I hope they’ll ...” and it’s what “Aly would have wanted.” This was the sort of talk that could be ...
• Coyote caught on video befriending dog
  Cory Organ got a fright Friday morning as he was on his way out his front door. He found a rather brave coyote watching him from outside his ...
• Update: Man and woman charged with animal cruelty
  Two people from Clarenville are facing allegations of animal cruelty. The charges stem from an incident March 2 when local RCMP officers and the ...
• Dressing up history
  The federal government is kicking in some cash to help this province celebrate the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Notoriously ignored by ...
• St. John Ambulance now selling AEDs
  A few years ago, as Wayne Purchase was driving down a street in Ottawa he came across a garbage collector attending to a man who'd just had a ...
• Sea of green rolls over downtown
  Finding a frown on George Street on St. Patrick's Day could be compared to trying to find a needle in a haystack - it's just not going to ...
• "Why is Canada on its way to losing its soul?"
  It was a forum filled with strong emotions — fear and frustration chief among them. It was also a meeting filled with strong statements that were ...
• Stephenville resident dies in collision with snowplow
  A 70-year-old year old resident of Stephenville has died after their vehicle collided with a provincial snowplow on Saturday. The person’s ...
• MP hosts fishery discussion at public meeting
  “When cod bleed oil and gas, that’s when you’ll be looked at!” It was a flippant comment hurled into the middle of the conversation by an ...
• Women in trades get a helping hand
  Ask Ashley Jones what she thinks about the Orientation to Trades and Technology Program (OTT) at College of the North Atlantic and she’ll give ...
• Hopedale declares state of emergency
  The Town of Hopedale has declared a state of emergency because of low pressure in its waterlines which may cause them to freeze. Wayne Piercy ...
• Government provides funding for Marine Institute...
  The Holyrood Marine Base got an infusion of cash from the province Wednesday. Innovation Minister Keith Hutchings and local MHA Tom Hedderson ...
• Fire guts Paradise home; tenants lose everything
  The unmistakable stench of burned wood hung heavy in the air on Paradise Road, in Paradise, Wednesday afternoon. The smell was such that hours ...
• Danny Williams attends minister’s speech on...
  Natural Resources Minister Jerome Kennedy was touting the Muskrat Falls project to a group of Rotarians in St. John’s Tuesday — and he was doing ...
• Homes flooded as Northeast Avalon pelted by heavy...
  Jasmine Hayes’ life was strewn about her mother’s kitchen and living room Monday.Torrential rain and snow melt from Sunday’s storm caused her ...
• Dr. Elias Bartellas receives award from Royal...
  Dr. Elias Bartellas likes to joke that most of his colleagues were at one time or another his students. He says it with a chuckle, but that ...
• Man dies aboard fishing vessel
  A 27-year-old man has died after being struck by a steel door aboard a fishing vessel offshore of Newfoundland. Both Katsheshuk Fisheries Ltd. ...
• Lights out
  The City of St. John’s has cut off power to the Occupy Newfoundland camp in Harbourside Park. The Telegram learned Wednesday a city work crew cut ...
• Man accused of stabbing stranger appears in court
  The man accused of stabbing a seemingly random pedestrian in St. John's on Thursday made his first court appearance on Saturday. David Joseph ...
• Bell Island bar burns
  The West Mines Sports Bar on Bell Island has burned to the ground. Firefighters were called to the local watering hole at noon on Saturday but ...
• 'Adele'
  Cuffer Prize 2011 honourable mention Deborah Whelan It was late spring when Adele March came to stay at her uncle's house in Tea Cove. Ramona ...
• Destined for Colourful Encounters
  Whether it’s the cabbie saying, “Welcome to The Rock,” or the waitress who just made you feel like her new best friend. Coming to St. John’s and ...
• Makkovik searchers find body of snowmobiler
  RCMP and search and rescue teams from the Labrador community of Makkovik have located the body of a young snowmobiler who has been missing since ...