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• Province lagging in entrepreneurship, Fraser...
  A new study by the Fraser Institute comparing entrepreneurial indicators in Canadian provinces and American states places Newfoundland and ...
• New crane for Oceanex
  A local company is getting a lift with a new 67-metre-tall, $5-million crane. Freight services company Oceanex Inc. has purchased a Liebherr ...
• Bringing the past to life through play
  Sitting in a barrack at the Quidi Vidi Battery, you have just kissed a Bible and sworn an oath to a mutiny against the English. A boy runs in and ...
• Navigating History
  I was at the starting point of the North Head Trail, a circular track of boardwalk, gravel and stone that goes around Signal Hill, when I got my ...
• Clinics recruit doctors from nearby areas
  The province's medical clinics need doctors so badly they're forced to try to draw physicians from competing communities in the province, a ...
• Municipal councils can curb greenhouse gases:
  The people of the province have to start pressuring their councils to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says the executive director of Sierra Club ...
• New cafe caters to students' needs
  Dennis Luther sits in a chair at the Hungry Heart Cafe, his back to a wall of windows. Even on a grey and rainy Friday, the room is light and ...
• Wounded N.L. soldier returning to Canada
  Douglas Corcoran of Whitbourne said he got the second worst call of his life early last week when he was notified that his son, Sgt. Steven ...
• Gruesome discovery investigated
  A group of elementary-aged children made a gruesome discovery Friday afternoon when they came upon a human body while playing in a St. John's ...
• On top of the world
  From the jagged cliffs of the East Coast Trail to the 3,000-metre Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, John Furneaux, 28, has continually pushed ...
• Caution: Dog at work
  When British Columbia native Darin Young got off the boat in Port aux Basques on April 1, he was excited to start a new life with his family on ...
• Katimavik celebrates 30 years
  For Kara Wenner, 18, of Burlington, Ont., one of the best things about being a Katimavik participant is that she gets to experience Newfoundland ...
• What's the future of Holy Heart Theatre?
  Arts - From the back of the Holy Heart Theatre, manager Leslie Martin watches as teacher John Rao instructs about a dozen students onstage at the ...
• Two-year wait to get into CNA medical programs
  Education - Students looking to get into medical technologist programs at the College of the North Atlantic can expect to wait two years to ...
• Newfoundlander keeps close eye on Mars mission
  People - Matt Coffin is a busy research assistant with Dalhousie University, currently working on a device set to measure particles in the Arctic ...
• Board moves ahead with plans
  The Eastern School District board approved motions to replace several schools in the St. John's area and renovate a number of others, making ...
• Placentia Bay refinery gets environmental approval
  A proposed refinery in Placentia Bay is another step closer to completion, getting approval from the federal environment minister. But the ...
• Hopeful meeting
  Elizabeth Harvey say her battle to reclaim money she believes was wrongly paid to the government is gaining some ground after a face-to-face ...
• Tommy's Treasures
  The medals that belonged to one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most celebrated war heroes are back on display in the province after spending 4 ...
• Be patient
  Insurance brokers say they are being inundated with calls from people asking when and how they'll get their insurance tax rebates, but it may be ...
• Look for R&D investment next month: minister
  The government is set to further invest in research and development in the province, and its looking to the oil and gas industry to help in that ...
• Abitibi cuts jobs
  AbitibiBowater is eliminating 13 manager jobs at its Grand Falls-Windsor paper mill in a move that shakes the town, says town Coun. Janice ...
• Accountant upset by Internet outage
  An accountant in Holyrood says her business is suffering because of an unexpected Internet outage in her area. "I can't file tax returns. I can't ...
• Architect regulations streamlined
  Legislation passed Wednesday changes the way the province's architects get licensed and how complaints against them are resolved. "For us, it's a ...
• Swilers on the sidelines
  Glen Winslow folded his arms and shook his head on a St. John's wharf Thursday. A light breeze rocked his boat, Roberts Sisters II, and the ...
• Province aims to usher unemployed into tight,...
  Newfoundland and Labrador is in the unusual position of having a tight labour market in the skilled trades while having an unemployment rate of ...
• N.L. Refining Corp. changing focus
  The proposed oil refinery for Southern Head in Placentia Bay is changing its plans, focusing on producing more diesel products and less gasoline. ...
• Bill stirs abortion debate
  A Newfoundland womens group says federal Conservatives are moving towards outlawing abortions with a bill that makes it an offence to threaten, ...
• Judge rejects company's appeal
  A Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court judge has dismissed an appeal by Newfoundland Recycling Ltd., which was found guilty in 2004 for ...
• Entrepreneur heads to Halifax for competition
  Ryne Flood can attribute some of the success of his software company to listening to his teachers. More precisely, he can attribute it to ...