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• Dragging, Bell Island style
  It started with a couple of guys wondering how they could test out the power behind their car and motorcycle. It's become an event fuelled by a ...
• St. John's ballot debacle avoided
  A single line of computer code was likely the reason more than 150 misdirected ballot kits for the St. John's election were sent to the wrong ...
• Chairman tells leaders to stay informed
  The business community has to be proactive and aware of the issues during the current municipal election, says St. John's Board of Trade chairman ...
• Voters receive wrong ballots
  People in at least two St. John's wards have received the wrong mail-in ballot kit for the municipal election, and a spokeswoman for the city's ...
• Left out of the loop
  The provincial government should have consulted doctors and health professionals before deciding to cut services in Flower's Cove and Lewisporte, ...
• Elizabeth Towers workers waiting it out
  Workers at the Elizabeth Towers assisted living complex were still on strike Thursday and a union leader said the picketers are getting ready for ...
• Elizabeth Towers workers walk picket line
  A morning meeting between the union representing workers at Elizabeth Towers assisted living homes and the company led to a hastily created ...
• St. John's to review assessment, taxation process
  St. John's city council has asked for a full report and recommendation on how to ease the burden of high property assessments and the ...
• Driver, motorcyclist killed in separate accidents
  Police and firefighters around the province had a busy Labour Day weekend. Two men died in separate traffic accidents, a young man had to be ...
• Water Street buildings burn, have to be demolished
  Shortly after arriving at a fire in downtown St. John's, firefighters thought they had the situation under control. Seven hours later, the ...
• A life cut short
  Kerry Tobin strains to explain the kind of man his friend, Cpl. Mike Roberts, was, grappling with the fact his good friend's life has been cut ...
• Changing clubs?
  The Bally Haly Golf and Curling Club is reviewing an offer from a developer to switch lands. Adam Stanley, president of the Bally Haly board of ...
• 'It's not easy to deal with'
  Bill Farrell of Farrell's Excavating says if it weren't for the quick action of his two brothers Sunday morning, he would have lost his whole ...
• Beach closed due to sewage
  Steve Bradley lies on a beach towel at Torbay Beach. He's soaking in some sun rays - burning, maybe - on a beautiful afternoon with no wind and ...
• Occupational health and safety rules overhauled
  The province's occupational, health and safety regulations are getting a much needed update on Sept. 1, more than 30 years after the old ...
• Police hard at it
  Crime - A 53-year-old woman was sent to hospital early Sunday morning after an alleged serious domestic dispute in Middle Arm. A 60-year-old ...
• City's water still going out to sea
  At a time when people aren't allowed to water their lawns or plants because of an outdoor water ban, the City of St. John's is selling water to ...
• Evening with Gordon Pinsent draws capacity crowd
  Gordon Pinsent didn't have to do much Thursday night to garner a standing ovation. As soon as the Newfoundland and Labrador acting veteran took ...
• Prince of Pot says farewell
  Cannabis culture supporters came out to Bannerman Park in big numbers Wednesday to bid farewell to Marc Emery, also known as the Prince of Pot, ...
• Landscaping sector to rally in St. John's
  Members of the landscaping industry will rally at St. John's City Hall Tuesday to bring attention to difficulties in the $75-million industry ...
• Three generations of Earles rock Shea Heights Folk...
  Nicholas Earle sits among the crowd at the ballfield in Shea Heights Saturday, listening intently as his grandfather, James Earle, strums his ...
• Blood policy under the microscope
  When Robert Hillier was in high school, he was turned away from a blood donor clinic when he disclosed he was gay. On Thursday, Hillier was ...
• Xwave bucking recession
  When the economy is contracting, a 30 per cent, year-over-year growth in the first quarter might sound like a dream for most businesses. For a ...
• Child in cemetery controversy passes away
  A two-year-old child in Carbonear has died, just days after her story touched people across the province when her parents' request to have her ...
• Unveiling of First World War memorial plaques draws...
  Three plaques set in stone in Bowring Park now serve as a lasting memorial to the fallen Newfoundland soldiers and sailors who were killed in the ...
• Man to be charged in Predham-Newman murder
  Two and a half years ago, Chrissy Predham-Newman, 28, was found by relatives, stabbed to death in her Airport Heights home - today, a 31-year-old ...
• Navigating the economy
  Small businesses are starting to see some bright spots in the future, but if they want to capitalize on the improving economic situation they'll ...
• Migratory worker can have case heard here
  A Corner Brook man has won the right to have his suit against a major Alberta oil drilling company heard in his hometown after the company ...
• The toll rises
  Donna Howell sighs into her telephone receiver. She's just been told the province's health authorities have increased the number of breast cancer ...
• Family of missing man looks for closure
  As search and rescue workers combed the water on the north side of Bell Island for a missing 39-year-old man, seven of his siblings stood perched ...