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Some people with disabilities in Canada will start receiving Canada's Disability Benefit  in July 2025, but advocates say the $200 maximum monthly benefit, isn't enough. (Unsplash)

'Used to bad news': Coalition of Persons with Disabilities N.L. say Canada's Disability Benefit not enough

In July 2025, some Canadians with disabilities will start receiving money from the federal government under its new disability benefit. The benefit – which was outlined in the country's federal budget on Tuesday, April 16 – was referenced as a key ...
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'I'm alive': St. John's woman felt like she was ripped from another world when she woke up from 18-hour invasive brain surgery
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Alanna McDonald (Earle) started experiencing symptoms about two years ago, in spring 2022. By January 2023, she had got in to see an ENT, who suggested she have an MRI. McDonald added that at that point, she was given a two-year wait time. Here she is pictured with her husband Jamie and her three children, seven-year-old Delia, left, Spencer, age five and Morgan, age three. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

Paradise home destroyed by fire late Wednesday night but family escapes uninjured
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Fire destroyed a home in Paradise late Wednesday night but there were no injuries. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Housing project given provincial funding but denied by St. John's council because land cannot be currently developed
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N.L. Tories demand travel nurse cost breakdown
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Lawyer’s sexual assault trial in St. John's turns once again to allegations against police officer
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Saint John Police are looking for a male suspect in connection with a report of sexual assault on Jan. 1.

Vehicles damaged, items stolen during Carbonear towing company break-in: RCMP

Police in Harbour Grace are looking into theft and vehicle damage following a break-in at the Hickman’s Towing in Carbonear. Harbour Grace RCMP said the crime took place at the business's compound sometime between the evening of April 16 and the ...
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St. John's Pitts Memorial Drive load limit reduced to 15 tonnes April 22-23
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Due to the ongoing bridge work, vehicles on the Pitts Memorial Drive are asked not to carry loads weighing more than 15 tonnes between Monday at 10 a.m. and Tuesday at 2 p.m. - Google Street View

RCMP arrest man for swinging weapon at driver in Glovertown
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A 23-year-old Glovertown man is facing weapons charges after he allegedly swung at a driver while walking through town Wedenesday night, April 17.

N.L. awards two contracts for urgent care centres on Northeast Avalon
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Major's Path and Portugal Cove Road road work in St. John's starting soon
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St. John's man and woman sent to hospital following apparent targeted home invasion: RNC
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Columnist Pam Frampton rants about “reaching out,” and other overused words and phrases that stick in her craw. — Marc Olivier Jodoin/Unsplash photo

PAM FRAMPTON: Unpacking words that drive me crazy

Language is a living thing that morphs over time. Words fall out of fashion, their meanings can shift or expand, their origins can disappear into the mists of time, or they themselves can become archaic. We may still be on tenterhooks waiting for ...
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LETTER: Leave personal life out of politics
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Premier Andrew Furey speaks with reporters outside the House of Assembly. -Juanita Mercer/SaltWire file photo

LETTER: Christians supporting Donald Trump and other Right-wing politicians concerning
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Former President Donald Trump arrives for the start of the second day of his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, New York, U.S. April 16, 2024. JUSTIN LANE/Pool via REUTERS

LETTER: Weak apology for traumatizing those who are already traumatized
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LETTER: Questioning the N.L. government's ethics after 'provincial government official' tip
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LETTER: Carbon pricing works
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Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer for Marble Mountain to open for the winter season. Mother Nature has to provide a some more snow and favourable conditions for snowmaking. – SaltWire File Photo

Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation

From a late start to winter and a rainstorm that washed out a main run, the 2023-2024 season was tough for Marble Mountain. With just 58 days of operation, those involved with the running of the Steady Brook ski resort say transitioning to a ...
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N.L. gas prices up 3.5 cents overnight Thursday, April 18
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Gas prices went up in Newfoundland and Labrador after the weekly scheduled adjustment on April 17. - File

Prices at the Pumps: An up and down week at the pumps
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Prices at the Pumps for Feb. 28, 2024.

MONEY LADY PODCAST: How to author a wealthier life
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Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni
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SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The Trudeau paradox of more spending and more hunger
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Zihan Jin at a Chinese New Year Festival in Beijing where she volunteered.

Making time for volunteering: Finding support and personal fulfillment

Abby Cole Special to SaltWire Making time for volunteering can be a challenge. Balancing work, family, school and other life commitments is hard enough. However, despite these challenges, volunteering has many benefits. Volunteering is a way to help ...
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ERIN SULLEY: Have you seen the viral yogurt clusters? You’ll be drooling over these delicious chocolate strawberry treats
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Chocolate strawberry yogurt clusters are the perfect treat for any time of the day. – Paul Pickett

Filling an important role: Newfoundland and Labrador non-profit organizations discuss the value of volunteers
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Some volunteers at The Gathering Place are retired and volunteer during normal working hours. MARK HOFFE • SALTWIRE

JOAN SULLIVAN: New Gwynne Dyer book an eye-opening look at climate change
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BRUCE MACTAVISH: An Icelandic bird bonanza arrives in N.L. to the delight of birders
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Sunny disposition: How to avoid and treat small dark spots on the skin called sunspots
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The Newfoundland Rogues were in Sheshatshiu hosting a basketball camp for the local high school basketball team, the Eagles.

'They accepted us with open arms': Newfoundland Rogues return from basketball camp in Sheshatshiu, Labrador

Newfoundland Rogues basketball players Lewis Djonkam and Omega Harris never thought they would visit Labrador. On April 13, Djonkam and Harris – along with Rogues’ coach Jerry Williams and another Rogues player – returned to St. John’s after hosting ...
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Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation
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Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer for Marble Mountain to open for the winter season. Mother Nature has to provide a some more snow and favourable conditions for snowmaking. – SaltWire File Photo

Four N.L. teams start Atlantic hockey tournaments on Thursday
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The Growlers, who won the league championship each of the last two seasons, have started this year with a 6-1 record after seven games played on the five-team provincial circuit. — Mariah Hewines

N.L. Sports Notepad: Travis Crickard is heading back to Team Canada bench
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‘BOTTCHER BOMBSHELL:’ Alberta curling foursome set to move forward without skip
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NHL-League approves Coyotes sale and new franchise in Utah
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Conditional sentence imposed on River Ryan man; Cape Breton court report for April 18, 2024

A River Ryan man is to complete a one-year conditional sentence as part of the sentence imposed on a charge of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Daniel Edward Hemmings, 30, is also to complete a two-year probation period and is prohibited from ...
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N.S. justice minister apologizes for saying domestic violence isn’t epidemic
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On Tuesday the Department of Justice issued a press release saying Zimmer would be replaced as the judge overseeing the Desmond inquiry. Minister Brad Johns stated that the Desmond family and the public had been waiting more than five years for answers -- Francis Campbell photo

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Hottest ticket in town: Cape Breton Eagles playoff fever continues
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Having won their best of seven series with Chicoutimi 4-0, the Cape Breton Eagles will learn Friday who they will face next on the road to claiming the Gilles-Courteau Cup (former President‘s Cup). Eagles fans were out in full force Thursday either in person or online scooping up tickets for the next three home games — April 29, 30 and May 4. Sydney resident Rodney Lesnick was among those who stood in line at Centre 200 Thursday and scored 20 tickets for family and friends. CAPE BRETON POST PHOTO

Charlotte Street businesses brace for final round of downtown Sydney redevelopment
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Canada's capital gains tax rise will further knock productivity, say economists
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Gamon Leacock elects jury trial on charges from Halifax attacks on women
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A view of a "no weapons allowed" sign during a gun safety rally held at the Maine State House in Augusta, Maine, U.S. January 3, 2024.

Maine lawmakers pass gun bills in wake of October mass shooting

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Maine lawmakers on Thursday sent a raft of gun safety measures to the governor to sign into law, fulfilling a promise to take swift action designed to prevent mass shootings such as a rampage last year that killed 18 ...
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Teenager charged with terrorism over Sydney bishop stabbing
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Police depart the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church after a knife attack took place during a service on Monday night, in Wakeley, Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2024.

Biden taps Curtis Ried to be next US ambassador to OSCE, White House says
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U.S. National Security Council Chief of Staff Curtis Ried speaks during a meeting for Cyprus Maritime Corridor to Gaza at the Zenon Coordination Centre in Larnaca, Cyprus March 21, 2024. Stavros Ioannides/PIO/Handout via

UK PM Sunak to consult on tougher rules to combat 'sick note culture'
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Latin America must brace as El Nino flips to La Nina, experts warn
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North Korea, Belarus deputy foreign ministers agree to strengthen ties
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