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• Cooke Aquaculture to buy Hermitage-Sandyville...
  Cooke Aquaculture is about to add a significant piece of infrastructure to its south coast operations, and it could bode well for the town of ...
• Strike clouds looming
  Just as the recent crab dispute fades from the headlines, another clash is brewing in the troubled fishing industry. Roughly 1,200 unionized ...
• Extinction risks increasing?
  Despite nearly two decades of moratoriums and other drastic conservation measures, the risk of extinction for Atlantic cod is increasing. That's ...
• A son's revealing pilgrimage
  The descendants of two soldiers who played a pivotal role in one of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's deadliest battles of the First World War ...
• Minister already eying 2011
  The tumult in this year's fishery is still far from settled, but Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman said he's already eying the 2011 season. "As ...
• Processors make new pitch
  In a dramatic reversal, the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) has submitted a proposal to the province's Standing Price-Setting Panel that ...
• Princess pays tribute to regiment
  In a moving ceremony sprinkled with pageantry, precision, symbolism and tradition, the 1st Battalion of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment took ...
• Regiment filled with pride
  More than 100 soldiers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's 1st battalion are soaring from a weekend of milestone events that showcased the unit ...
• Redefining the word 'veteran'
  The intense combat and casualties from the conflict in Afghanistan are generating a new generation of veterans, some as young as 18 and 19. For ...
• Wind, rain and remembrance
  Pinching their hoods together tightly at the neck and teetering slightly in the wind, the five determined women stood without complaint for more ...
• 'An incredible lady'
  A visit that was nearly cancelled because of international air travel disruptions caused by volcanic ash clouds got off to a smooth start Friday ...
• Gap can't be bridged: FFAW
  Weeks of discontent in the province's fishery reached new heights Thursday after efforts to find a solution to a price dispute in the crab ...
• Bringing history to life
  Retired teacher Diana Snow always had a close bond with her grandfather, William Thomas Newell. But it wasn't until she took possession of his ...
• Welcoming a princess
  How do you get a princess to travel thousands of kilometres for a visit, and get her to agree to a very busy three days of events and activities? ...
• Princess to hand out gold
  About 150 young people from this province will receive Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards on Friday from Princess Anne, the Princess Royal. The ...
• Crab standoff continues
  Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman is not ruling out the idea of using public money to help salvage the 2010 crab harvest. When asked Tuesday if ...
• Getting to know a princess
  When Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, visits St. John's this week, she'll rekindle a special bond with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment that was ...
• Changing the colours
  The spotlight will shine brightly on the modern-day version of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment when it gathers at Mile One Centre for a unique ...
• Marching into decline
  Editor's note: In this first of a two-part series, we look at the dramatic drop in the number of young people involved with cadets in ...
• Steeple ripped from church
  Portugal Cove-St. Philip's - A bizarre act of property damage at the old church in St. Philip's Wednesday morning left many parishioners and ...
• 'Going nowhere'
  Any hope of an end to a dispute in the fishery was dashed Tuesday after a brief discussion between key players in the industry ended without any ...
• McCurdy a willing lightning rod
  Fish, Food and Allied Workers' union (FFAW) president Earle McCurdy has taken his share of knocks in recent weeks, both from inside and outside ...
• Situation grim
  Despite repeated calls by Fisheries Minister Clyde Jack-man for compromise and leadership, hope continues to fade in the crab industry as ...
• Harvesters make demands
  With all sides seemingly at an impasse, fishermen stepped up their lobby efforts Monday to have the province remove legislation that requires ...
• Convergys defends layoffs
  Less than three weeks after being assured their jobs were safe, 34 employees in the human resources management (HRM) division at Convergys were ...
• Victim's father incensed by decision
  The father of one of the victims of convicted sex offender Barry Oake is incensed that the Newfoundland Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a ...
• A teething problem
  A dentist who works in Conception Bay South says a recent visit to the devastated country of Haiti opened her eyes to the strength of the people ...
• Pathology association supports Denic
  The association that represents pathologists in this province has come out in support of Dr. Nash Denic, the embattled former clinical chief of ...
• Gristly goats make cliff their home
  Cupids - They have survived bullets and the worst weather Mother Nature can dish out, and still manage to find sustenance on a precarious cliff ...
• Airport planning business park
  The St. John's International Airport Authority wants to get into the land development game - in a big way. And there's a belief that all the ...