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• Murphy leaving his fares behind
  As he taxis towards the launch of his new career in the House of Assembly, George Murphy is about to shut the meter in his cab off for the last ...
• An historic night
  Newfoundland and Labrador voters elected their first female premier Tuesday night. “I feel so honoured and privileged,” Kathy Dunderdale told ...
• Dunderdale reflects
  Kathy Dunderdale believes the Progressive Conservative election campaign has gone extremely well. But the PC leader says she's been so focused on ...
• Dunderdale addresses Christian youth conference
  Kathy Dunderdale took time out from campaigning to address YCNL 2011 Sunday afternoon. The PC leader and premier told the young Christians packed ...
• Dunderdale takes aim at Liberal bastion
  Port de Grave has been a Liberal stronghold since 1985, but Tory candidate Glenn Littlejohn believes he can break the Grit's grip on the ...
• Dunderdale urges everyone to cast their ballot
  Kathy Dunderdale is urging people to cast a ballot Tuesday, regardless of their political stripe. "It is so important to vote," she said as the ...
• Dunderdale bus stops in Western Bay
  PC leader Kathy Dunderdale and the Tory bus stopped in Western Bay early Saturday afternoon to meet with Charlene Johnson supporters. She told ...
• Dunderdale has healthy hopes
  Kathy Dunderdale wants to lead a healthier province, although the Tory leader doesn’t necessarily see herself as an inspiration.“That worries me ...
• Dunderdale defends home care policy
  Kathy Dunderdale suggests people look at the Progressive Conservative home care platform before slamming it.She was responding to a comment the ...
• Political bedfellows
  No doubt there’s been some political pillow talk going on at Liberal candidate Jim Bennett’s house these past few weeks.His wife, former Ontario ...
• Liberals tout local agriculture
  The Liberals are pegging agriculture as a growth industry this election. The party's bus rolled into Wooddale this morning where leader Kevin ...
• Williams did 'decent job,' Tories now leaderless,...
  Kevin Aylward thinks the Tories have lost their leader. That's what the Liberal leader told supporters in Baie Verte Friday night. Without ...
• Liberals aiming for a big win
  Liberal Leader Kevin Aylward believes Kathy Dunderdale’s Conservatives have lost their way, and his party can do better.“They are out of control. ...
• Federal MPs ready for provincial campaign
  Many opposition election candidates are getting some help from their federal friends. A number of MPs say they plan to hit the hustings with ...
• Then St. John’s airport heads recall 9-11 response
  Rex Ledrew was sitting with airport executives from around the globe when terrorists hijacked planes and attacked the U.S. 10 years ago. Then CEO ...
• Jerseyside native watched Twin Towers fall
  Jerseyside native Thomas Belbin watched the 9-11 tragedy unfold, and with each horror, thought the worst was over.But it wasn’t.“When the first ...
• Stranded passenger turned 9-11 experience into play
  Michael Walsh has shared his 9-11 experience many times, and he’s usually had an audience.The New York-based actor was stranded in Gander during ...
• ‘Pushed to the limit’
  Like most people in Newfoundland and Labrador, Don O’Brien was at work while the Sept. 11 tragedy was unfolding.And, because of what was ...
• Remembering 9-11
  The big game was sold out, but the days following the 9-11 tragedy didn’t seem like a time for games. ...
• ‘I even thought about quitting’
  The Man in Motion almost stopped. Rick Hansen had made his way across 33 countries in a wheelchair, but was coming off a disappointing trek up ...
• Muskrat Falls: Dollars and Sense
  Is Muskrat Falls fit to eat? The proponent of the hydroelectric project, Nalcor, says it is. This week, The Telegram’s publisher and a team of ...
• Charter champion
  Seventy years ago, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt drafted the Atlantic Charter at Phonse ...
• Goulds architect’s work attracts celebs and awards
  An upscale Vancouver hotel designed by an architect from Goulds has become a magnet for Hollywood stars and cameras.The Keefer and its bar has ...
• Provincial government on a spending spree
  The temperature and amount of sun might be down this summer, but announcements touting government spending are up more than 20 per cent. The ...
• Writer has close encounter of the whale kind
  An award-winning Newfoundland writer has quite a story to tell after an encounter with a whale Wednesday. Michael Winter was rowing off Western ...
• Hulkster confirmed, but not for metro
  The most popular pro-wrestler of all time is coming to the province, but Hulkamania isn’t scheduled to run wild in a metro match.Championship ...
• Remaining firearms recovered
  The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says it has recovered the last of the fire arms stolen during a break and entry in Conception Bay South last ...
• Pulled Metrobus ad violated standards
  Metrobus has pulled an ad deemed offensive by a mental health advocacy group. And the St. John’s transit system is acknowledging the ad violates ...
• Layton’s fitness will help in fight, friend says
  A St. John’s man who considers Jack Layton a friend and mentor thinks the NDP leader’s dedication to physical fitness will help him in his latest ...
• Impossible to predict if another Igor will land this...
  There is no way to predict whether or not a storm as powerful as hurricane Igor will pound Newfoundland this year.“It's impossible to say,” says ...