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• Too good to be true
  Counterfeit items are common on vendor’s stands in major world cities — but Placentia, Newfoundland? It’s not as uncommon as you might think, ...
• UPDATE: Premier 'disappointed' by PUB report
  In the House of Assembly, Premier Kathy Dunderdale has promised to lay all information on the table about Muskrat Falls in June, and re-open the ...
• Capt. Sidney Hynes to be honoured for offshore work
  As stated in a news release on the award, issued by the supply and service industry association, Hynes has a 35-year career in the ...
• Click here for passes to 'Goon'
  In a hockey movie with a difference, Jay Baruchel, Seann William Scott and Liev Schreiber star in "Goon," which opens Friday, Feb. 24. But thanks ...
• Retail council calls for an intervention
  The Retail Council of Canada wants the federal government to step in to prevent what the council says are unreasonable shipping rate hikes by ...
• Truckers appeal to minister to rethink hikes in...
  The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association wants federal Transportation Minister Denis Lebel to intervene in hikes to Marine Atlantic ferry ...
• ‘Sad situation’
  Leo Crockwell pleaded not guilty to charges against him in relation to a December 2010 incident in which he barricaded himself inside his ...
• Jaffray always adds something to teams he’s on
  Jason Jaffray has played with quite a few teams during his hockey career, and he’s always proven to be a plus ... in more ways than one. The ...
• Low interest, high confidence drive housing demand
  A survey released Thursday by Royal LePage says high consumer confidence coupled with low interest rates helped drive St. John’s-area housing ...
• Company, supervisor charged after worker’s fingers...
  Country Ribbon Inc. and a company supervisor have been charged with safety violations in connection with a December 2009 incident in which an ...
• Newfoundland Chocolate Co. receives Golden Broom Award
  The Newfoundland Chocolate Co. is this year’s recipient of St. John’s Clean and Beautiful’s Golden Broom Award in recognition of the company’s ...
• Contract awarded for Phase 1 of youth treatment centre
  The construction of a treatment centre for youth with complex mental health needs in Paradise is moving forward it was announced Thursday.The ...
• Wayne Johnston wins Writers’ Trust Award
  Writer Wayne Johnston was presented with the $25,000 Writers’ Trust Engel/Findley Prize during the Writers’ Trust Awards ceremony in Toronto ...
• Dunderdale ‘honoured’ being elected province’s...
  Kathy Dunderdale couldn’t help but wonder what her grandmother and great-grandmother would say about her being elected the province’s first ...
• Search area covered near Twillingate for missing boater
  Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue workers off Twillingate are preparing to wind down their search for a boater who is missing and presumed ...
• Province, feds announce $762,000 for housing
  The provincial and federal governments are spending $762,000 to renovate 34 social housing units in St. John's. The money - part of the federal ...
• Motorcycle driver suffers serious injuries in accident
  RCMP Avalon East District officers were called to a serious collision about 4:30 p.m. Sunday on the Trans Canada Highway near the Rod and Gun ...
• Lieutenant Governors garden party set for Wednesday
  Lt.-Gov. John C. Crosbie and Jane Furneaux Crosbie are inviting the public to the annual Garden Party on Government House Grounds set for ...
• Mount Pearl municipal workers to hold strike vote
  About 120 city workers in Mount Pearl will hold a strike vote later this month after failing to reach a new contract in conciliation talks, the ...
• Update: Search continues for missing boater in...
  The search effort for a man in his 40s - one of four involved in a weekend tragedy - continues today in Twillingate. Three bodies have been ...
• Burin man facing serious driving-related charges...
  A 25-year-old Burin man is facing serious driving-related charges after a report of a speeding car losing control and hitting a light pole ...
• Funding provided to Torbay for regional games
  The Town of Torbay has received $10,000 from the provincial government to assist with the costs associated with hosting the 2010 Killick Coast ...
• Inuit remains taken from Labrador in late 1920s to...
  A Chicago museum has announced it will return Inuit remains to Labrador that were removed from the land in the late 1920s. The remains of 22 ...
• Man facing numerous charges after tearing down...
  A 35-year-old man was charged with mischief, assault, resisting arrest, and two counts of assaulting police officers Sunday in St. John's. The ...
• Impaired driving charges expected to be laid against...
  A 30-year-old man is expected to be charged with impaired driving after RCMP officers responded to a report of erratic driving on Route 10 in ...
• Federal government introduces new Parks Canada...
  The federal government announced today the launch of the new Parks Canada Discovery Pass which gives access to Parks Canada's national system of ...
• Growing forward marks first anniversary in province
  The Canada-Newfoundland Growing Forward Bilateral Agreement was signed in June 2009, funding 176 projects and providing more than $5.48 million ...
• Boys who died in boating accident loved being down...
  Twillingate Mayor Gordon Noseworthy said the two boys who died in a weekend boating accident were special, and known to everyone in the town. ...
• Lots for sale to park your plane
  Float plane owners in the province will have more space to park their planes, as a result of Crown land lots available through an upcoming public ...
• Salmon Festival highlights