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Housing Minister Fred Hutton speaks with reporters after question period on Wednesday. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram

Hutton says tent city protesters impeding help ‘to keep the protest going’

Fred Hutton said protesters involved with the Colonial Building tent encampment are impeding offers of help for people living in tents because protesters want "to keep the protest going.” “I would never presume to say that there's not a housing ...

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'Flying planes by french fries': Come by Chance refinery fully operational; 50 years in the community

Updated 4 hours ago |5 min read

Favoured fuel

Todd O’Malley, Braya Renewable Fuels chief executive officer, speaks to reporters during the facility's 50th-anniversary event at the Come By Chance refinery Wednesday afternoon. See story on page A3. Keith Gosse • The Telegram

Mallard Cottage and BDC make first court appearance

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Mallard Cottage in Quidi Vivi Village in St. John's. Keith Gosse • The Telegram

Bonavista police investigating break-in, theft at Anglican Christ Church

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N.L. teams with national non-profit to establish $1.5M affordable housing fund

Updated 11 hours ago |2 min read

Pair arrested, cocaine seized in Corner Brook drug bust: RCMP

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Opinion

Anxiety dreams can plague your sleep, making you wake up more exhausted than when you went to bed. — Kahfiara Krisna/Unsplash photo

PAM FRAMPTON: Anxiety — the stuff that dreams are made of

In the dream, it's a Saturday night and I am working with my colleague Bob Benson on the Sunday Telegram. As the editor, I’m giving the pages a final proof. It’s not clear why Bob, a reporter, is still here at this hour, but here he is, offering to ...

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MARTHA MUZYCHKA: Rough sex is climbing among young people, and we need to talk about it

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"Choking has moved into the mainstream, and in cultural terms, it’s happened quickly," writes Martha Muzychka. "We need to deal with it appropriately, at multiple levels and multiple spaces — at home, on campus, in the courts and yes, online." - Pars Sahin/Unsplash

COMMENTARY: Social media companies and parents must help tech-addicted children

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Spending more than three hours a day on social media doubles the risk of poor mental health outcomes for teens, according to one of many studies to find unhealthy scrolling habits of children. Sanket Mishra • Unsplash

LETTER: Getting more back in carbon rebate than we're spending

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LETTER: New Canadian Dental Care Plan ensures most low and moderate-income people have access to affordable dental services

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Cheers and Jeers for Newfoundland and Labrador April 23

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Business

Sarah Stoker is the owner and operator of Pony Pilates in St. John's. (Contributed)

St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving

Pilates studios are experiencing a new wave of popularity thanks to social media platforms like TikTok. Sarah Joy Stoker has noticed the increased interest at Pony Pilates, her St. John's-based studio on Water Street. "I've had people come in over ...

Updated 15 hours ago |6 min read

Time to double the quota? Owner of only N.L. fish plant to process exclusively northern cod thinks stocks are ready and is working to regain its position in global marketplace

Updated 15 hours ago |7 min read

A cod is tagged earlier in 2024 as part of the Northern Cod Fishery Improvement Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, a collaborative effort by industry partners to improve the science of understanding the stock and to elevate its place in the global market. Contributed/Atlantic Groundfish Council

Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake

Updated 7 hours ago |6 min read

In this Saltwire file photo, a person rolls up the rim of their Tim Hortons cup to see if they are a winner or not, which was how the contest was run until 2021 when they decided to make it a digital-only game. SALTWIRE FILE

CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

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Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

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Morning Bid: Gearing up for the tech roller-coaster ride

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Lifestyles

This slow cooker pork tenderloin with apples will have you craving seconds. It’s most definitely fir to eat. – Paul Pickett

ERIN SULLEY: Never underestimate the power of a slow cooker in the kitchen – check it out by making this slow cooker apple pork

I love a good sale – especially when it’s at the grocery store. There was a recent sale on pork tenderloin and am I ever glad we purchased it and made this recipe for slow cooker pork tenderloin with apples. It was so good that I obviously had to ...

Updated 14 hours ago |6 min read

JOAN SULLIVAN: Crisp and evocative writing in Donna Morrissey’s seventh novel, 'Rage the Night'

Updated 15 hours ago |5 min read

Donna Morrissey. — Contributed photo by Nicola Davison

Scary, exciting times: Some first-time buyers perservering despite frustrating market challenges

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House prices have risen 6 per cent year-to-year in the Halifax market and likely across the Atlantic region. FILE

Curious, not furious: How to manage a child's big emotions

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If the earth moves, does everybody feel it? Newfoundland and Labrador regularly has earthquakes but no one notices

Updated a day ago |7 min read

'I was always the biggest film buff': 20 questions with award-winning N.L. filmmaker Christian Sparkes

Updated Apr. 22, 2024 |11 min read

Sports

The Mount Pearl Blades beat the St. John’s Junior Capitals 5-2 in the opener of the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup being held at the Glacier in Mount Pearl until Apr. 28. Both teams are in action today as the tournament continues. Nicholas Mercer/The Telegram

Host Mount Pearl Blades win 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup opener

Despite a long layoff, the Mount Pearl Junior Blades got off to a strong start in the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup. At the Glacier in Mount Pearl on Apr. 23, the Blades defeated the rival St. John’s Junior Capitals 5-2 in the opening game of the ...

Updated 10 hours ago |4 min read

Atlantic All-Star event in Halifax will showcase the region's top female basketball players

Updated a day ago |4 min read

Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open

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Tennis - WTA 1000 - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - April 24, 2024 Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during her round of 128 match against Belgium's Greet Minnen

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Updated 5 hours ago |4 min read

Golf-Woods, McIlroy to receive loyalty payouts from PGA Tour, report says

Updated 7 hours ago |2 min read

TELUS CUP: GM Duane Richards the heartbeat of P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild

Updated 11 hours ago |7 min read

Canada

Pallet shelters are being set up outside Beacon House in Lower Sackville on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

Pallet shelter plan: A year late and 90 per cent short

Twenty tiny shelters are on the way to Kentville. In a couple of weeks, they’ll be up and ready for people to move in, according to Suzanne Ley, executive director of employment supports and income assistance at the Department of Community Services.

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Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake

Updated 7 hours ago |6 min read

AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern

Updated 8 hours ago |5 min read

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $13.3 million in agreements with the CBRM and Membertou by way of the Housing Accelerator Fund. From left, Sydney-Victoria MP Jaime Battiste, Membertou Chief Terry Paul, Trudeau, CBRM Mayor Amanda MacDougall-Merrill and Cape Breton Canso MP Mike Kelloway. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

Former CBRM mayor to announce political plans in mid-May

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P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

Updated 8 hours ago |6 min read

Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

Updated 9 hours ago |5 min read

World

A Chinese flag flutters outside the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) building on the Financial Street in Beijing, China February 8, 2024.

China stands by economic data, says defence spending 'transparent'

By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - China defended the veracity of its economic numbers and asserted its military spending was "transparent and reasonable", while dismissing as "typical double standards" comments made this week by the head of the U.S.

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US births retreat after pandemic-era growth

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The entrance to the labor and delivery wing is shown at the newly constructed Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center hospital in San Diego, California, U.S., April 17, 2017.

Taiwan's president-elect appoints new team, says island's security difficult

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Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, of Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP), holds a press conference, following the victory in the presidential elections, in Taipei, Taiwan January 13, 2024.

Clinical lab operator Labcorp to buy bankrupt genetic test maker Invitae for $239 million

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Australian police charge five teenagers in Sydney cleric's stabbing

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Thousands mark Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand

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Hutton says tent city protesters impeding help ‘to keep the protest going’

'Flying planes by french fries': Come by Chance refinery fully operational; 50 years in the community

Mallard Cottage and BDC make first court appearance

Bonavista police investigating break-in, theft at Anglican Christ Church

N.L. teams with national non-profit to establish $1.5M affordable housing fund

Pair arrested, cocaine seized in Corner Brook drug bust: RCMP

Opinion

PAM FRAMPTON: Anxiety — the stuff that dreams are made of

MARTHA MUZYCHKA: Rough sex is climbing among young people, and we need to talk about it

COMMENTARY: Social media companies and parents must help tech-addicted children

LETTER: Getting more back in carbon rebate than we're spending

LETTER: New Canadian Dental Care Plan ensures most low and moderate-income people have access to affordable dental services

Cheers and Jeers for Newfoundland and Labrador April 23

Business

St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving

Time to double the quota? Owner of only N.L. fish plant to process exclusively northern cod thinks stocks are ready and is working to regain its position in global marketplace

Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake

CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

Morning Bid: Gearing up for the tech roller-coaster ride

Lifestyles

ERIN SULLEY: Never underestimate the power of a slow cooker in the kitchen – check it out by making this slow cooker apple pork

JOAN SULLIVAN: Crisp and evocative writing in Donna Morrissey’s seventh novel, 'Rage the Night'

Scary, exciting times: Some first-time buyers perservering despite frustrating market challenges

Curious, not furious: How to manage a child's big emotions

If the earth moves, does everybody feel it? Newfoundland and Labrador regularly has earthquakes but no one notices

'I was always the biggest film buff': 20 questions with award-winning N.L. filmmaker Christian Sparkes

Sports

Host Mount Pearl Blades win 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup opener

Atlantic All-Star event in Halifax will showcase the region's top female basketball players

Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Golf-Woods, McIlroy to receive loyalty payouts from PGA Tour, report says

TELUS CUP: GM Duane Richards the heartbeat of P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild

Canada

Pallet shelter plan: A year late and 90 per cent short

Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake

AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern

Former CBRM mayor to announce political plans in mid-May

P.E.I. Health Coalition raises concerns over privatization threats to public health care

Poached elvers still getting exported despite DFO busts and closed season

World

China stands by economic data, says defence spending 'transparent'

US births retreat after pandemic-era growth

Taiwan's president-elect appoints new team, says island's security difficult

Clinical lab operator Labcorp to buy bankrupt genetic test maker Invitae for $239 million

Australian police charge five teenagers in Sydney cleric's stabbing

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