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• ‘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
• Accused in ecstasy case granted bail
  David Samuel Polson - charged last week after a huge quantity of ecstasy pills were seized by police in St. John's - was granted bail today in ...
• Cheers & Jeers
  Cheers: to the absolutely expected. The province of British Columbia rolled out the first government-owned online poker site in North America, ...
• Time for personal responsibility
  Grand Falls-Windsor is becoming the victim of wanton destruction by mere youth whose parents let them roam wild and do what they want. Just ...
• 'Catch and release'
  Letters to the editor - First, kudos to those of you who are calling in to report suspected drunk drivers and getting them off our streets. But ...
• Ultimatum for volunteers
  Letters to the editor - As more information about the new screening and police-checking of Catholic volunteers is revealed, the more possible it ...
• Woman rescued from popular St. John's hiking trail
  Some quick-thinking bystanders helped save a woman who fell over a ledge at the Outer Battery this morning. Crews with the rope access team of ...